Weft Name: Silverdale
Warp Name: Pendle
Design Name: Seafoam
GSM: 350 estimated (we’ll update this when we have more measurements to create an average)
Weave Structure: Alchemy
Average Width:
Blend: Merino 50% Organic Combed Cotton 50%
Related Wraps: Greystoke and Calluna wefts are the same wool as Silverdale
Wrapping Qualities: Spongy and thick in hand, very supportive, a little bounce, mouldable, makes a large knot. A great wrap for heavier wrappees, and single layer carries. Wraps a little short due to thickness, so size up if you usually tie near the tails. Slight initial prickle when new, but a few washes and a little wear makes this wrap very soft.
Care Requirements: This wrap needs to be machine washed on a wool specific wash cycle. You can peg on a line to dry if you use plenty of pegs to support the weight, or just tent over some chairs or a clothes maiden. It doesn’t need to dry flat on a surface. You can iron this on a wool setting. Read our full care instructions here
Notes: The Silverdale peninsula is a rocky coastline of limestone and saltmarshes surrounded by deciduous woodland near where Tamsin lives in the North West of England. This wool weft is a bit of a chameleon and will change in different lights. It has emerald, yellow and turquoise flecks in the fibre which glow through the soft green base colour.
Release Date: 22nd October 2020
Label Identification Code: WB005
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.
