Naturally Dyed Wool Pillow, Knotted Fringe

A handmade decorative pillow that puts classic stripes and intricate geometric patterns on the same face and lets them run together.

It is woven with naturally dyed wool, which is why the colours sit slightly softer than a chemical dye would leave them — the tones read as belonging to each other rather than being matched. The patterning runs throughout rather than being placed in a panel, so there is no wrong way to set the pillow down. Knotted fringe finishes the edges, and it is the detail that takes the artisan appeal a step past the weaving itself.

A pillow like this earns its place in a plain room more than a busy one. Set it on a sofa in a flat weave, or against upholstery with nothing going on, and the pattern and the fringe both get room to be seen. It suits any space that has gone slightly too smooth and needs one handmade thing in it.