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Handwoven · Luxury · British Wool · Accessories

Made in West Cornwall on a hand-crafted Dobby loom

Inspired by tide, tor and folklore

Cape Cornwall in the background and a hand-woven herringbone patterned scarf in the foreground resting on a windswept granite outcrop in Cornwall

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A beautiful wooden loom designed and built in-house situated in a cosy home studio with bookshelves in West Cornwall, UK

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Wooden weaving loom in a workshop setting with a skein winder, yarn, and notes on a shelf.

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Handwoven Luxury British Wool Steel and Bone / Mor and Tor Long Narrow Scarf of British Wool Made in Cornwall, UK · in a traditional herringbone design

Handcrafted from start to finish, Weaver Rae’s unique, nostalgic accessories summon and celebrate the spirit of place

Handwoven as one-off or small batch slow-made heirloom adornments of 100% British and Westcountry wool

Handmade in Britain by fully manual means with keen-eyed craftsmanship to last and be enjoyed for generations

Weaver Rae makes unique and luxurious heirloom Blanket Shawls, Classic and Narrow Scarves, Cowls, Wrist-warmers and Hot Water Bottles · Inspired by the Tide, Tor and Folklore of West Cornwall, England, UK

Handmade of pure British and Cornish wool reared, milled and spun in the British Isles · "I weave in traditional twill and variation patterns by fully manual means, powered only by my hands and feet · With a focus on rare breed yarns such as Jacob, Blue-faced Leicester and Shetland

My bespoke manual Dobby loom is designed and built by my partner Eric Henry in-house · Using natural hand-worked materials and rigged with craftsmanship, patience and ingenuity and is as unique as each piece woven

A member of Find a Maker, Crafts Council, Heritage Crafts Association, Creative Kernow Associates and a supporter of the Campaign for Wool

Please see the Online Shop and read the story of The Making of My Looms

Close-up of a weaver and her wooden weaving loom with gears and ropes. My loom is designed and made by my partner in-house.
• SPRING WEEKENDER • The first weekend of April will mark the first market of the year for me ~ I am so excited to be taking part for the first time in Nancarrow Farm's Spring Weekender 🌸 Nestled in a leafy valley near Truro, this workin
• TOP 5! • What a gorgeously lovely surprise to find I've reached the Regional Finals for the Muddy Stilettos Cornwall Awards 2025 for 'BEST WOMEN'S STYLE'! Yippee! I don't believe it! Therefore, I ask you once again please kindly VOTE FO
• SINGING • Songs of tradition, maritime and craft, handworked and handwoven, rows upon rows of herringbone and stories interlaced into every strand of this beautiful British yarn. I love a Long Narrow Scarf for they are versatile, light
• ON THE BENCH • This week, I have been in the flow of weaving these beautiful new Herringbone Blankets. I am so excited to be working on a new product line after honing a new method of handweaving - Doublewidth. This is when you double up
• GLAS • The rugged coastline of the west of Cornwall is on the surface a palette of many colours. Dun blades of grass, rusty bracken, broken bramble, the ochre and the golden-greens of the stunted gorse and oak. The granite's many faces
• TODAY • is the last day to cast your votes for the first round of regional nominations for the Muddy Stilettos Awards 2025! It's wildly wonderful to be considered, as I am only a very small independent business in it's very early days ~
• EEK! • Dear friends, this tiny one-woman British wool handweaving enterprise has been nominated for the first time for Best Women's Style in Cornwall 2025 with @muddystilettos Awards ✨ How lovely ~ Thank you @muddycornwall The first roun