This is one of the prototype wraps that we'll have for sale at #WinterWovenland2018
Prototype wraps are made to test a new design, cloth construction or yarn. We weave them on the end of whatever warp we have on the loom at the time, and each one is pretty much unique. Prototypes are a look behind the scenes at our weaving history! This wrap is woven using the tarn callisto weft and warp, but alchemy weave and one of the varients of our petrography design that has been on the drawing board for a couple of years now in various states... This exact wrap will never be woven for release.
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.
