A Rather Splendid Piece of Malian Craftsmanship
Right then, imagine wrapping yourself in something that's been crafted by hand over weeks, decorated with patterns steeped in centuries of African tradition, and entirely one of a kind. This handwoven mud cloth throw is precisely that sort of thing. It's the sort of textile that makes you feel rather clever for owning it, even though all you've done is have impeccable taste.
Why Choose Our Handwoven Mud Cloth Throw
Authentic Craftsmanship: Each throw is created using traditional methods passed down through generations. Local artisans hand spin and hand weave cotton using small strip looms, then meticulously stitch the strips together to form one gloriously cohesive cloth.
Naturally Dyed and Decorated: The cloth is soaked in a mixture of pounded leaves from local trees, then adorned with hand applied mud dye using traditional bamboo and metal spatulas. The patterns you see are genuinely meaningful, often reflecting gender, social status, or the artist's personal taste.
Utterly Fetching Design: The geometric patterns and rich earthy tones make this throw a fabulous addition to any room. It's the sort of piece that actually improves your sofa, if we're being honest.
Beautifully Made to Last: This isn't some mass produced bedspread. It's a proper handcrafted textile that gains character with time.
Product Details
Dimensions: 160 centimetres by 100 centimetres
Material: Hand spun and hand woven local cotton
Technique: Traditional mud cloth dyeing and hand painted decoration
Colour Note: The actual throw is slightly lighter than shown in images
Origin: Made using traditional Malian methods
This is the sort of purchase that tends to get rather a lot of compliments. Pieces like this are made slowly and intentionally, which means they don't hang about for terribly long.
SHIPPING + RETURNS
THE RATHER IMPORTANT BITS
This rather lovely piece ships directly from our brand partner - we work with independent brands who are absolutely brilliant and work frightfully hard to create beautiful things.
SHIPPING DESTINATIONS
Now, here's the thing - our wonderful brand partners ship to lots of different places, but not all of them can ship worldwide.
Some are brilliant at international shipping, others prefer to keep things closer to home.
At checkout, you'll see exactly where this particular brand can send your goodies.
We're terribly sorry, but shipping costs do vary rather wildly depending on where you are in the world. The exact figures pop up at checkout - no nasty surprises!
RETURNS
You have 14 days to return items.
Now, we absolutely adore our brand partners - they work incredibly hard and we do try to support them as much as we possibly can. So I'm rather afraid we have to pass the return postage costs back to you. Frightfully sorry about that!
🌍 PLEASE CHOOSE THOUGHTFULLY:
Our wonderful partners put their hearts into everything they make.
Ordering multiple sizes to try at home is rather hard on our planet and makes things jolly difficult for these brilliant independent creators.
When in doubt, do ask us first!
PAYMENT
We're frightfully modern and accept all the usual suspects:
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All prices in lovely British pounds £ GBP, though international chaps will see converted prices.
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