The basic process of weaving is fairly similar for all types of cloth, however there are lots of variables in the weaving process that can be changed to create massive differences in how cloth feels and behaves, and one of those is weave structure.
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Design, production & geekery, Firespiral Wraps Database, Understanding and Caring for Wraps
Comparing Wool Blend Woven Wraps: Woven Wrap Geekery!!
We have worked hard to find a repeatable source of easy to use, easy to care for, machine washable wool, and this is a post that gives you a more in-depth look into our standard lines of wool weft and the different ways we use them.
Where does the Firespiral love of cotton come from? When we first started out, Tamsin and I sat at my kitchen table one Sunday morning (with good coffee and danish pastries to make us feel more professional) and we made a list of the things that were close to our hearts that we wanted […]
There is a visual lexicon to every geographical area, and around where I live it is the moorland grass tufts, crisscrossed with glittering peaty brown ribbons of water cutting their path down the hillsides. Ochre grass, red shale, evergreen forest plantations filled with deer and pheasants. Our newest design is called Charters Moss, named after […]
There were two key creative experiences that formed the foundation of our business back in 2012. One was the process of thinking up a name for our business (which was truly a labour of love) and the other was the creation of the starmap design. Whilst we’d found a shared artistic vision for our designs, Tamsin had designed Gossamer […]
We have 5 new blanket designs nearly ready for sale, and we’ve tried to create as much choice/variation as possible in terms of colour. These blankets easily fit a double bed (the photographs are taken on a king sized bed), but are useful for covering settees/chairs, snuggling up under on cold afternoons, building dens with, […]
We have 5 new blanket designs nearly ready for sale, and we’ve tried to create as much choice/variation as possible in terms of colour. These blankets easily fit a double bed (the photographs are taken on a king sized bed), but are useful for covering settees/chairs, snuggling up under on cold afternoons, building dens with, […]
I’m often in awe of how other companies make the process of weaving wraps seem so glamorous, when my experience seems far more mundane and hard work… Tonight however, I actually get to enjoy one of the more exciting aspects of the job and so I’m recording it for posterity!! Weaving is such an organic […]