NEWS in February: the These Isles nomadic weaving workshop is rerooting and needs your help to make a proper home... please visit tinyurl.com/ycx3ywsp Your purchases also help enormously... Wintry Blues scarf handwoven with the all-British wool of various sheep breeds, including Shetland, blended in Cornwall with a touch of alpaca by one of the UK’s most sustainable woollen mills. Gentle lavendar blues with mauve and khaki for earthen accents in subtle longitudinal stripes and the hint of small, irregular, geometric, longitudinal patterns: a pink dusk seascape of the softest sort. A plain weave, as per all my scarves and larger garments, makes for a looser, finer cloth than when I weave the same yarn in a cushioned twill (as per the snugs in the same colours). Neatly finished with a blanket stitch and wilder ends, these three scarves measure 13 1/2 or 14” wide with pony-mane tassles that I will trim to half-inch manageable fringes if you tell me that you prefer convenience over flambuoyance. In the pictures you see them modelled on a 5’8” UK women’s size 12 with a 12.5” neck. Softness rating 3.5/5 (where 5 is best – see above charts) Itch factor 2/5 (where 0 is best) Sustainability rating 4/5 (where 5 is best) Care: To avoid felting or shrinkage, I recommend handwashing only, in cool water, with minimal agitation. Ecoleaf or similar will give a clean, unperfumed, soapy smell that preserves the integrity of the wool. Please note, in case of allergy, that my items come from a home with a dog, but will smell fresh. Because I live in a van with my loom, touring the Celtic lands, bear with me if your parcel is posted from an outer isle, Brittany or Ireland and is at all slow to arrive – I'll let you know. (My blog, 'Tales from the road', at www.theseisles.co will give you an idea of where I am currently.) My loom and weaving process are illustrated in pictures here: www.theseisles.co/about-my-weaving Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for frequent addition of new designs. Eloïse These Isles