header image
Main Menu
Home
PRODUCTS
Black Bow Hair
Best White Bow Hair
4 Star Bow Hair
1 Star Bow Hair
Single Hanks
Tying Off Thread
Price List
Postal Charges
Order by Email
INFORMATION
About Us
History
Visiting Us
Contact Us
Links
Search
Driving Directions
Enter your address and we will plan your route for you!



Home arrow Visiting Us
About Us PDF Print E-mail
Article Index
About Us
Page 2

There are many companies and individuals around the world who supply bow hair and claim that ‘theirs is the best that money can buy’. They often make unfounded statements about its origins and properties. If you were to ask them to take out all the damaged, kinky, chalky and curly hairs and tie the bundle back up, this might prove difficult, simply because they are merchants and not horsehair dressers. These merchants are in the market solely to buy as cheap as they can, and then sell for as much as possible. This can sometimes mean profits of up to 700% from buying hair and selling it on.

Hi, I'm Michael T. Sowden, a Yorkshireman born on 4th July 1944 who started work as a horse hair dresser at 15 years old. I am now 63 and have therefore spent 48 years at my trade.

I have 3 sons, Michael Jnr, Mark and Phillip, who all began working and training with me when they left school in order to carry on this very rare trade when I retire.

Image
Michael T. Sowden

Our expertise in dressing hair for the bow trade is unsurpassed and we can guarantee you that every bundle of white bow hair is worked on and picked for many hours to assure that you get the highest quality and value for money.Our prices justify the honesty and dedication all our staff put into the task of horsehair dressing.

Our own brands of bow hair have now become very famous throughout the world. We have increased our sales to over 100 Kilos of bow hair per month supplying 46 different Countries around the World.

Click on 'Next' to read about the history of the Sowden surname.