The colourway: Off-white natural wool bace with coloured accents stripes.
Single weave cloth.
The fabric: 100% Wool
Please note: Many of our products are handmade, making each piece unique. Slight variations in size and colour may occur. Extra Large and Large blankets are made to order.
Swansea Stripe Wool Blanket –
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Swansea Stripe Welsh Blanket
A timeless piece of weaving heritage
The Swansea Stripe (c. 1770s–1800s)
These blankets typically date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, woven in the smaller mills scattered along the Swansea Valley — places like Ystalyfera, Pontardawe, and Clydach. They’re known for their simplicity, utility, and strong aesthetic charm. Key Features: Stripe Pattern: The defining feature is a broad striped design, usually running across the blanket’s width (sometimes length), often in deep reds, blues, mustards, greens, or natural wool shades. The stripes are usually bold and clear-cut, with some subtle variation in thickness.
Single Layer Weave: Unlike the doublecloth Caernarfon-style blankets, Swansea Valley striped blankets were often plain woven or twill woven — simpler to produce, but still very hard-wearing and warm.
Cultural Notes: They reflect a more understated and practical aesthetic compared to the ornate doublecloth designs. Because of their simplicity, they’re now highly prized by collectors for their clean, minimal design and deep ties to local rural Welsh life. Some people liken them in style to the traditional Carthenni from Carmarthenshire — but with that Swansea Valley colour signature
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100% pure wool
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Single cloth weave
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Available in a range of colourways
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Available in a range of sizes
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