It is known for the "Grenfell cloth", a tough, lightweight and water-resistant cotton fabric.
[3] It was named after Sir Wilfred Grenfell, a British medical missionary working extensively in Newfoundland.
He required a cloth to be woven to protect himself from the snow, wind, wet and cold weather he encountered in his work.
The cloth is made from 600 thread-per-inch cotton originally by T. Haythornthwaite & Sons Ltd at Lodge Mill, Burnley, in the United Kingdom.
[4] After Japanese ownership in the 1980s and 1990s, Grenfell Cloth garments are once again manufactured in Britain.