A creamy fawn & charcoal black coloured 100% wool cushion cover. Made from the remnants of a high quality and well-crafted blanket woven in Wales. This blanket cushion has a woven panel on both the front and the back of the product.
These cushions are made up of the maximum amount of blanket available while always matching the pattern on front to back, this means that your cushion is completely original and the range varies in size between 48cm & 50cm square. There are sometimes small marks or discolourations akin to the age and use of the original blanket, and this is because we never use new or perfect fabrics for this item. All panels are cleaned, laundered and processed for repairs and damage before being stitched into a fresh new product for you to enjoy.
Available:
48 × 48cm (minimum, some are 50 × 50cm) square cushions
50 × 55cm cushions
About our Welsh Blanket Cushions
In my trips to West Wales (to run my creative retreat here once a year) I have found a deep love of the local textile heritage and their incredible woven blankets. These 'double cloth' designs (meaning that the pattern is evident on both the front and back of the fabric) date back to the turn of the last century and in some woven mills in Wales - are still made today! Subdued colours in one or two shades are said to be earlier patterns, and those in bright almost neon hues are more likely to be from the 60's and 70's. All are made with 100% wool, and usually from the local flock of sheep. No matter the time of production, the graphic and gradient designs are as contemporary as the day they were made.
Due to these fantastic fabrics sometimes being overlooked and under-celebrated in homes and farms across the Welsh countryside over the years, there have been many generations where these beautiful blankets were used as tractor covers, mattress protectors, and stashed away in lofts or cellars. As as an enthusiast with a serious ability to search and repair, I've looked out for any abandoned pieces of torn or chopped down blankets that are otherwise not useful as throws or bedcovering, and have used them to sew together a small collection of Welsh Blanket cushions!
Each piece is often one of one, and made with deep care and love for this Welsh craft history. Any tiny holes or weaknesses in the woven cloth are carefully stitched and darned with matching coloured thread, and patterns are paired up as closely as possible across the seams while making the most expansive use of the material.
Cushions are made with a zip closure and supplied with their own cushion pad.
Made from lovely thick woven gingham cloth canvas and with a matching turquoise trim. These bolster cushions fit perfectly in the nook of a sofa armrest or as an addition to a favourite office chair or bed. Hand made in Margate using vintage fabric, the design is in a limit run of just a few. Your cushion is supplied complete with a springy and plump cushion pad insert in feather or microfibre.
Dimensions : 40cm × 15cm
Printed & dyed 100% cotton table runner in olive green & black. Completed with a stitched cotton trim
Size: 198cm x 35cm
/// Thankyou For Staying - an ongoing series of pieces inspired by a year of looking out of the window and socialising with only nature. Deep sea blues pair with optimistic pinks to celebrate a significant time when the open space of outdoors became a best friend, and when wellness meant being in the wild. The weather changes daily, free and available for anyone to watch, document, be inspired by and part of. The seasons and their organic growth provide a reliable daily performance and a welcome reminder that you can count on things to always move on. These pieces, their colours and their motifs : the beginning of a love letter to Mother Nature. ///
Hand cut from solid reclaimed wood (oak, tropical woods etc), these candlesticks have been screen printed and hand painted on all sides with a brass candle insert included at their top. To be used as a pair or a standalone object, functioning as both a piece of art or a dining accessory. Candlesticks are sold individually and are provided in a screen printed box. Each piece has a protective cork base and is lacquered in a semi-gloss finish to keep them wipe clean.
Produced in just a small number, these candlesticks are of a very limited quantity and are designed to build as a small collection of mis-matching objects over time.
Printed & dyed 100% cotton table runner in cherry red & candy pink. Completed with a stitched cotton red trim
Size: 198cm x 35cm
A hand printed floral (and starburst!) cushion made with soft 100% cotton fabric and contrast blue piping.
Each cushion is supplied with a fluffy cushion insert and is closed with a zip closure at the base.
48 x 48 cm
If you know someone who would love to save up for some furniture, spend on some fabric products, or is determined to come on one of our future retreats, then a gift voucher could be right for them!
These printed versions are great to give as a present as they come gift boxed and ready to wrap. A large screen-printed wooden ‘coin’ that includes a code for using on the website or when booking our own events.
Each ‘coin’ is £2.50 plus your selected denomination of voucher and can be collected from in store or shipped to you.
Vouchers are redeemable against both products and Crefft retreats and are valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
A tough and plump pin cushion made from the precious off-cuts from the 100% wool Welsh Blanket cushions.
The perfect place to store your sewing pins.
Each cushion is carefully cut from the patterns on the Welsh Blanket scraps, and densely stuffed with the remnants of cushion making process before being bound with tough coloured cord and finished with a contrasting button on each side.
10-12cm diameter x 4cm high
Supplied in it’s own box, these make a brilliant gift for the favourite sewing enthusiast in your life (perhaps that’s you!)
An authentic product from Zoe Murphy & Steven Murphy
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Using this motif from his orginal lino-cuts, Zoe has taken a bird image carved by her dad and designed a limited series of collaborative screen prints.
Hand-printed in Margate onto A4 acid-free paper using three colours of artist acrylic.
Limited run of 50 prints only.
Confetti - clips, stars, hearts, bones, creatures, trees & cheerios. The swirl of a lived life, turned out from pockets.
A Heidi Plant linocut print
38.5 × 28 cms
Hand printed onto Somerset 300 gsm 100% cotton paper
Dos Amigos - Two friends, or partners in crime. In character, costume, or disguise. Making fun, making mischief, making memories.
A Heidi Plant linocut print
Open Edition series, Titled, Signed
29.5 × 21 cms
Hand printed onto Fabriano Unica 250 gsm 50% cotton fibre paper
Printed & dyed 100% cotton table runner in chestnut brown & black. Completed with a stitched cotton trim.
Size: 198cm x 35cm
/// Thankyou For Staying - an ongoing series of pieces inspired by a year of looking out of the window and socialising with only nature. Deep sea blues pair with optimistic pinks to celebrate a significant time when the open space of outdoors became a best friend, and when wellness meant being in the wild. The weather changes daily, free and available for anyone to watch, document, be inspired by and part of. The seasons and their organic growth provide a reliable daily performance and a welcome reminder that you can count on things to always move on. These pieces, their colours and their motifs : the beginning of a love letter to Mother Nature. ///
Hand cut from solid reclaimed wood (oak, tropical woods etc), these candlesticks have been screen printed and hand painted on all sides with a brass candle insert included at their top. To be used as a pair or a standalone object, functioning as both a piece of art or a dining accessory. Candlesticks are sold individually and are provided in a screen printed box accompanied by two candles. Each piece has a protective cork base and is lacquered in matt semi gloss to keep them wipe clean.
Produced in just a small number, these candlesticks are of a very limited quantity and are designed to build as a small collection of mis-matching objects over time.
A bright and colourful cushion to pop against an armrest or pair with your bedroom pillows. This rusty orange wood print design is screen-printed on both sides onto dusky pink 100% cotton twill fabric to make a graphic and fun accessory. As a maker with a history of screen-printing onto wooden furniture this design encompasses what feels like all three of my values : bright colour, wood and print. Thanks to a muted mix of light pink fabric and subdued shades in the cinnamon orange print and brown cotton contrast piping - this is an item that sits as happily in a summer interiors scheme as in a winters one.
Dimensions: W 45cm x D 32cm
Concealed zip closure on the base of the cushion.
Supplied with a microfibre cushion pad.
A hand printed floral (and starburst!) cushion made with soft 100% cotton fabric and contrast green piping.
Each cushion is supplied with a fluffy cushion insert and is closed with a zip closure at the base.
48 x 48 cm
If you know someone who would love to save up for some furniture, spend on some fabric products, or is determined to come on one of our future retreats, then a gift voucher could be right for them!
These digital versions are great to give as a present over email and includes a code for using on the website or when booking our own events.
Vouchers are redeemable against both products and Crefft retreats, and are valid for 12 months from date of purchase.