A handwoven orange and blue tartan merino snood - Emma’s own tartan design, reversible
 
This tartan snood is woven by Emma Baker on her Louet floor loom in Salisbury, Wiltshire from a twill tartan design created by Emma herself.  The orange and blue colourway was chosen as a contemporary, wearable tartan rather than a traditional clan pattern: the orange, navy, blue, brown and beige tones combine to create a tartan with warmth and versatility that works with a wide range of outfits.
 
The twill tartan structure
Tartan is woven on a twill structure: the warp and weft threads interlace in a diagonal pattern rather than at right angles, creating the characteristic diagonal line that runs beneath the tartan’s colour blocks and gives the fabric its slightly textured, structured surface. The colour pattern of the tartan is set by the arrangement of coloured threads in both the warp and weft - when the diagonal weft threads cross the diagonal warp threads, the intersecting colours create the tartan grid.  Emma’s yarn for this snood is a fine 2-ply merino lambswool in five colours: orange, navy, blue, brown and beige. After weaving, the fabric was washed to cause the merino fibres to full slightly and soften - the same wet-finishing process used on several other snoods in this collection.
 
Reversible - two wearing options
The snood has been sewn with a 1cm fray detail on one side. It is reversible: the fray detail face has a relaxed, artisanal character - slightly casual and distinctive; the concealed seam face gives a neater finish more suited to smart-casual outfits. Both faces show the full tartan pattern. Choose whichever side suits the occasion.
 
What makes this snood special
Handwoven by Emma Baker in Salisbury, Wiltshire on a Louet floor loom 
Original Emma Baker tartan design - not a standard clan or commercial tartan
Twill weave structure - the diagonal interlacing that characterises tartan fabric
Fine merino lambswool in five colours: orange, navy, blue, brown and beige
Wet-finished after weaving to full and soften the merino
Reversible - fray detail face or concealed seam face
Compact when folded - easy to carry in a bag
Presented in Emma Baker’s gold-embossed gift box
 
Dimensions
31cm wide × 71cm circumference.
 
A beautiful unique gift
This is one of the most accessibly priced handwoven merino snoods in the collection. The original tartan design, the twill weave, and the reversible construction give it a considered, distinctive quality that a buyer wearing it will notice - even if not every observer knows what they are looking at. A birthday, Christmas, or any gift occasion where something genuinely handcrafted in a bold, contemporary palette is wanted.
Care
Sponge-wash small marks with a damp cloth. If a full wash is needed, hand wash very gently in cool water with minimal agitation. Rinse once. Press between towels to remove excess water and dry flat, away from direct heat. If pressing is needed, press lightly while still slightly damp. Do not machine wash, wring or tumble dry.