NETTLE SHAWL – GORM NEANTÓIGE
100 % Nettle Fibre | Hand-knit in Nepal | Naturally Indigo-Dyed in Ireland
SIZE: 210 x 41cm / 82 x 16"
Our nettle shawls start high in the Himalayas, where wild nettle is harvested, retted, hand-spun and hand-knit by artisans linked to a fair-trade organisation (WFTO application in progress). Finished shawls travel to our Co. Clare dye house and are coloured in small batches using rain-harvested water, cold-mordant methods and––for this edition––indigo we grew ourselves from organic Persicaria tinctoria in our dye garden.
Colour note: As always, new dye lots differ slightly from the original. Your shawl’s light-blue tone is uniquely its own. A printed care card is included.
WHY IT’S SPECIAL
• Home-grown Irish indigo – pigment extracted hours after harvest for maximum clarity.
• 100 % nettle fibre – gathered, spun and knit entirely by hand.
• Fair-trade supply chain – stable income for remote Nepalese families.
• Batch-dyed five at a time in Galway – personal attention and even colour.
• Low-energy, closed-loop studio – rain-water process, alum & iron only; filtered rinse water feeds our woodland, dye solids become worm-farm compost.
• Naturally unique – slight variations in size and stitch; nettle softens beautifully with wear.
• Care card included – wash and storage guidance in every parcel.
In a nutshell
• Fibre: 100 % Himalayan nettle
• Dye: Garden-grown Persicaria indigo – Gorm Neantóige light blue (batch may vary)
• Size: One-of-a-kind (model is 160 cm tall)
• Colour-fastness: Good; wash cool, dry flat
• Origin: Hand-knit in Nepal, naturally dyed in Ireland
• Packaging: Plastic-free, compostable
Care
Hand-wash cold with pH-neutral soap, rinse well, reshape and dry flat. Expect the fabric to grow softer over time.
Wrap yourself in the quiet luxury of nettle—crafted fair, dyed with our own Irish indigo, and finished with respect for the land.
