A large handwoven deflected doubleweave merino shawl in navy, lilac and silver grey, made by Emma Baker in Salisbury
This shawl is woven by Emma Baker on a floor loom in Salisbury, Wiltshire using a deflected doubleweave structure in fine merino lambswool. The colour palette - deep navy, soft lilac and silver grey is woven in a honeycomb-inspired pattern: the deflected doubleweave creates a surface of regular geometric cells that have a visual rhythm distinct from the flowing, organic shapes of standard deflected doubleweave. The result is a shawl with a structured, contemporary geometric character and a three-dimensional surface that catches the light.
A generous shawl - 1.94m long
At 40cm wide and 1.94m long (plus 5cm fringes at each end), this is a substantially larger piece than a standard scarf. The length allows it to be worn as a true shawl - draped over the shoulders, wrapped around the body, or worn multiple ways depending on the occasion. The deflected doubleweave structure gives the fabric warmth without weight: the two-layer cloth traps air in the same way as a honeycomb traps air in each cell, providing insulation that is disproportionate to the fabric’s apparent lightness.
Reversible
The deflected doubleweave structure produces a genuinely two-sided fabric: both faces of the cloth are woven simultaneously, both are finished, and both can be worn on the outside. The four designs have corresponding but different-looking arrangements on the reverse. Wearing the snood the other way round gives a different colour balance and pattern character.
What makes this shawl special
- Handwoven by Emma Baker in Salisbury, Wiltshire on a floor loom
- Deflected doubleweave pattern - geometric cell structure, structured and contemporary
- Reversible - each side is different
- Fine merino lambswool - deep navy, soft lilac and silver grey [confirm colours]
- 1.94m long × 40cm wide, with 5cm fringes at each end - a genuinely generous shawl
- Warm without weight - the honeycomb structure traps air for disproportionate warmth
- One of a kind - individually woven, not reproducible
- Presented in a gold-embossed gift box
A gift worth £150
The scale of this shawl - nearly 2 metres of handwoven merino - makes it a gift with genuine presence. A significant birthday, a retirement present for someone who will wear it for years, a wedding anniversary, or Christmas for someone who appreciates exceptional handcraft. Arrives in Emma Baker’s gold-embossed gift box.