Donna Wilson Fair Isle Rug

Donna wilson scp.

Donna wilson fair isle rug. The isla lambswool yoke sweater is inspired by traditional fair isle knits. Titlee x donna wilson jewellery collection. The creatures sold out and since then she has built her business designing and making a collection of curious cushions luxurious lambswool blankets and variety of products for you and your home. The isla scarf takes its inspiration from fair isle knits and traditional tartan designs.

It is made in india from 100 new zealand wool and is available in four colours. These hand loomed fairisle rugs feature a chunky knit texture and bright zigzag patterns that will give a room a good punch of pizazz. Of course though wilson made her name creating woven poufs and rugs inspired by the fair isle sweaters of her youth in aberdeenshire scotland it s not actually just about the knitting anymore but also about bone china linens melamine trays totes piggy banks ceramic staffordshire dogs biscuits packaging furniture and more. My grandmother was the person who got me into designing wilson remembers.

The three available sizes are small 1400x 2000mm medium 1700x2400mm and large 2000x3000mm. Our fair isle inspired yoke sweaters are made in limited editions by a family run factory in scotland. Donna wilson set up her company in 2003 after making odd knitted creatures for her final show at the royal college of art. Even as wilson s product range gets bigger and more ambitious above is a detail from her recent rug collection for scp she hasn t forgotten her roots.

Don t worry they re still around they just have a few slight variations in color. We love the beautiful yarn floats which are usually hidden on the reverse so we ve made them part of the design. Sale special offers. Fairisle is a hand loomed rug with a chunky knit texture and a brightly coloured zig zag pattern that resembles a classic fairisle sweater design.

It has a high neck yoke and is designed for a regular fit. Your scribe prefers 21st century updates of the classic scottish fairisle. Named after one of the shetland islands in the north of scotland it s a seamless style that s steeped in tradition with each coastal community knitting their own patterns and motifs. You might remember the original fairisle rugs by donna wilson from a couple of years ago.

Mineral grey rose cloud peacock orange and natural brown. She was a school teacher and every time we went to her house she d get the paints and pastels out and teach us how to draw thanks to her grandmother. Her ideal fairisle scenario is snuggling into eribé knitwear s ski fairisle capped sleeve neon charcoal cardie a cozy lounge on a hand loomed donna wilson scp fairisle rug available in four covetable colourways while dipping a fondue fork into a crucible of emmental and shooting a shot glass of schnapps.