I cycled past a field of bracken this morning that reminded me of the Firecrest weft, so I stopped to take a picture! Tamsin and I were talking yesterday about how we're often drawn back to the same colours when designing our wraps, and I think they are a reflection of the colour palette of the landscape we live in... Firecrest Mercury Microcosm and the rest of the Mercury collection will be in our shop from Monday 21st October!
Firecrest Mercury Microcosm, a heavyweight, 50% wool, alchemy weave wrap.
Firespiral is the creation of Tamsin and Jen. We are passionate about woven wraps and had a shared dream to one day have our own designs woven. We live in an area with a wonderful weaving heritage and have been lucky enough to work with a very skillful weaving company capable of weaving something really special. Our designs are inspired by the universal patterns in nature that stray into both science and myth; the magical way in which we are connected to the world and its rhythms. We live at the edge of the west pennine moors, surrounded by stone circles, local legend and the wild beauty of the hillside, with the shadows of the cotton mills in the valley below. We feel a real sense of belonging to the ancient landscape and it is from this wonderful place that our inspiration takes shape. Some of our designs are an exploration of naturally occurring pattern, and some could be more accurately described as 'story cloths'. We both have creative backgrounds, Tamsin from an architectural viewpoint and bringing her experience of transforming wraps under the guise of violet chameleon, Jen as an artist and art psychotherapist. We want our woven wraps to be both artistically beautiful and take on deeper personal meanings for their wearers.
