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The Highgrove Heritage Blanket
The Highgrove Heritage Blanket
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Product Code: WDC01797
Our Highgrove Heritage Blanket weaves together tradition, history and elements of nature. This honey-toned commemorative wool throw is a textile heritage collaboration between Johnstons of Elgin and the King's family estate, Highgrove and its natural Merino Wool fibres can be traced from farm to finished product.
We will donate 10% of retail sales from the blanket to The King's Foundation, dedicated to creating communities for a more sustainable world.
- The Highgrove Heritage Blanket
- Camel, Black & White
- 100% Merino Wool
- 190x140cm | 74.8x55"
- Personalisation Available
- Free Worldwide Delivery
- Sustainably sourced with complete wool traceability, the Heritage Blanket is made from 100% ultrafine RWS (Responsible Wool Standard) merino wool from Australia. The design takes the form of the iconic Prince of Wales check, which has been woven over an enlarged Shepherd check. The Shepherd check was originally coloured from undyed wool using a colour palette of black, dark browns and whites. From the initial wool clip, it is woven into shawls which were then worn by the Border shepherds.
The next of the original checks to be designed was the Prince of Wales, invented by King Edward VII while spending time in Scotland, where he held the title Prince of Wales.
Both designs have been incorporated into this modern interpretation, along with the introduction of a warm honey colour inspired by the Highgrove Gardens and a bee emblem that has been part of Johnstons of Elgin company since the 1930s. The bee represents the mills' busy workforce, which currently stands at 1,000 people. From apprentices to artisans and innovators, all have been honing these rare textile skills for over 40 years.
Product contains 100% RWS wool, certified by Intertek 230102.
