Shades of sheep scarf
A handwoven scarf made from 100% undyed wool sourced from French flocks. The natural wool grades across both the width and length of the scarf forming rectangles of brown, grey, and white.
The wool comes from merino d'arles and prealp breeds from the South of France and is carded and spun at the Valgaudemar mill in Saint Firmin in the Hautes-Alpes before being handwoven on a canal barge using a Louet floor loom.
The wool is of the highest quality, selected and processed with great care at all stages. The weaving uses a 4 shaft Twill 2/2 pattern throughout. Twill is one of the most fundamental types of weaving pattern, identifiable by having diagonal parallel ribs. The word is from early 14th century Scottish and was a variant of Middle English twile (Old English twili, Latin bilix) meaning"woven with double thread", although modern twills can be made on any number of threads. The earliest use of the pattern dates back to southwest Siberia and Central Asia, ca. 1800–1000 BCE on pottery, with the first woven twill being found as part of a horse riding garment dating from 1200–1000 BCE in Yanghai, located in the Turfan oasis in Northwest China.
The scarf is both light and tough, folding down into a small roll. The wool is gentle and pleasant on the skin, but not silky or fluffy - it is a robust, hard wearing, countryside fabric and should last a lifetime. Wear your own piece of the French countryside with pride.
Hand wash in lukewarm water, never above 30C, dry outside away from heat sources. Best to store in a linen bag.
174 cm excluding tassles
200 cm including tassles
25 cm width
265 g