Welsh Tapestry Blanket - Gwynt y Gorllewin - West Wind

Bring a piece of Welsh heritage into your home with this heirloom tapestry throw in pale blue, newly woven at a traditional water-powered woollen mill in Carmarthenshire, Wales. 

The blanket is woven in the traditional 'Caernarfon', or 'portcullis' design. 

• A soft and cool blend of pale blue and cream
• Our ‘Gwynt y Gorllewin’ (West Wind) tapestry is named after the prevailing wind in West Wales that blows in from the Atlantic across Wales - bringing with it mist, seaspray and weather that can change by the minute. 
• A useful, adaptable fabric that captures the 'Welsh Scandi/Hygge' vibe!
• Features the iconic 'portcullis' or 'Caernarfon' tapestry design
• Double weave - which means there is a slightly different colourway on each side 
• Beautifully woven in 100% wool
• Fringed along two edges
• Woven by water-power in one of the last waterwheel driven mills in the UK
• Made in Wales
• Size:  180cm x 140cm (70 x 55 inches), which includes the fringes. This is a versatile size that would be great for use on a sofa, a single bed; or across the bottom of a double or king sized bed
• Care instructions:  Cool wool wash
• Delivery:  Please select delivery option

By purchasing this product you are supporting traditional crafts and makers in rural Wales.

About the maker:  Our Welsh tapestry blankets are woven in a traditional woollen mill in Ceredigion. In fact, this is one of the last mills that is water powered! This picturesque stone mill has been run by the same family across four generations, and was built in the 19th century.  It is the last continuously water driven woollen mill in Wales. The waterwheel drives line shafting through the mill, with a direct drive to carding and spinning machinery. A generator driven from the line shaft is used to power two weaving looms. Each blanket is carefully made using traditional methods & skills passed down through the generations, on dobcross looms.