Description

This beautiful throw has been designed and handwoven by me using the finest lambswool yarn that I have sourced from a spinning mill in Scotland. It has been woven by me in my studio in West Cornwall and then carefully scoured and fulled to give it a truly delicious soft and cosy finish.

The fabric is a twill which means it is incredibly drapey, in contrast to plain weave which gives a stiffer fabric.

The fringe is created whilst still on the loom, using a traditional hemstitch which locks each group of threads securely whilst giving the edge a decorative binding that marks it as a truly handmade product.

The design is one I originally created for an exhibition in Jyderup, Denmark. It has been reinterpreted in this new colourway as one of my Cornish themed throws.

Why the name fishbones? As a child my sister and I would be taken out fishing for mackerel once a year by an old friend of my mother’s who was both a fisherman and lifeboatman in Padstow. As a result we ate a lot of mackerel. The design, in this new sea-blue and deep rusty brown colourway, brought a flood of memories back of the skeletal remains of mackerel on my plate, and hence the name fishbones.

These throws are true heirlooms which, if looked after properly will last for a great many years and will be handed down to younger family or friends.

Care Instructions

Your lambswool throw started life on a lamb that spent much of it's time outside in all weathers. The wind, sun and rain kept its fleece clean. You can do the same.

When you feel your throw is becoming a bit stale, give it a good shake outside, on a light wind day and hang it out for the wind to wick away any stale smells and let the dust drop out of it.

If you really need to deep clean it you can either send it off to be dry cleaned or, and this is what I do, put it through a gentle wool wash in your washing machine. (Most of the newer British washing machines now come with a wool wash option, however I know nothing of machines in other countries).

If you don't have a wool wash setting you could handwash your throw in a mild detergent, let as much water drain as possible and then hang to drip dry.

Either way, once your throw is dry you should steam iron it using the iron to stretch it back to its original dimensions, as wool is very amenable to being reshaped in this way.