Introducing the Winter Solstice Collection on 21 December 2011:
“As the sun moves to the Tropic of Capricorn, its furthest point in the Southern Hemisphere, the freezing North comes to the shortest day of the year. In the midst of this darkest time there is celebration where symbols of warmth, light and life are brought into the home in the knowledge that from this point we will begin to move back towards the sun. The colours in this Collection celebrate this time of ice, frost and long, crystal clear nights, as well as the joy that even in the darkest, coldest time, life is waiting to spring forth.”
The first wool blend wraps! Teased on October 8th 2011 while asking for volunteer testers for wool blend wraps. Then, on December 19th: “Hmmm, its starting to feel quite chilly now, need something cosy to wrap up in…” After that, the day after more teasers: “We’ve got lots of lovely things for you all in the new Collection, including tri-blend woollies, 3 new designs (yes THREE!), as well as plenty of cottons and cotton/linen blends in lovely, rich colours. We’ll start adding items to the website later this week and continue to add to the Collection through the rest of December and into January. We hope you will enjoy seeing them (and trying them out!). With all that to come I guess we better get started with the previews!”
Oscha introduced the first wrap on December 20th: “Strato Polaris – a new design from The Winter Solstice Collection – grey lambswool and ecru cotton.” The next day they posted pictures of Nouveau Aurora and Roses Noel. Japanese Knot Chiisai Mistletoe and Japanese Knot Ooki Polaris followed on December 22nd. “The final two woolly wraps from the Solstice Collection, both 46% lambswool, 20% linen and 34% cotton.” But of course there were non-woolly wraps too: “We won’t have any of the non-woolly wraps ready then so it will either be around Hogmanay or early in the New Year.”
The collection slowly found its way on to the website: “We will have some of each colourway in the wool blend wraps listed tomorrow (Christmas eve) at 1pm. Not all of them have been made up into wraps yet so there will be more to come shortly after Christmas.” More on Boxing day: “Just added a couple more size 7 Nouveau Aurora’s to the site. There is also a Bombay Dream 6 now available. And on a completely unrelated note… HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my lovely daughter who is 4 years old today!” At the end of the year, Roses Noel: “Just added a few more Roses Noel to the site, that should be them all now.” And finally in the new year on January 2nd 2012: “We will be listing the rest of the wool blend wraps today: Japanese Knot Polaris & Mistletoe and Nouveau Aurora.” Some straggling JKO Polaris found their way to the website on January 3rd.
The non-woolly wraps followed after that. January 4th meant the introduction of Starry Night Nebula: “Starry Night Nebula will be available on our website about 12pm tomorrow.”
It was a large Collection. Oscha revealed the last of the things to come on 12 January 2012: “So we’re starting to get to the end of the Solstice Collection now (phew!). Let me tell you the final few things to come so you can have an informed consideration of any purchases:
Starry Night Blue Ice (you can see the colourway in the Eden design in our pictures) – 100% cotton
Eden Blue Ice – 100% cotton
Alto Nebula (a variation on the clouds design in the same colours as Starry Night Nebula) – 100% cotton…
Strato Caprica – 50% fine linen
Nouveau Ember – 100% cotton
Most of these are still being made up and will be ready over the next couple of weeks or so. First to come will be Alto Nebula early next week, then Starry Night Blue Ice (along with the few remaining Starry Night Nebula).
We hope that there’s plenty there for everyone to enjoy. Thanks to everyone for your wonderful feedback on the collection so far and I hope you will like the rest!”
The 2011-2012 Collection included these wraps:
- Strato Polaris
- Nouveau Aurora
- Roses Noel
- Japanese Knot Chiisai Mistletoe
- Japanese Knot Ooki Polaris
- Starry Night Nebula
- Nouveau Caprica
- Eden Caprica
- Eden Blue Ice
- Starry Night Eventide
- Roses Ember
- Alto Nebula
- Strato Caprica
- Nouveau Ember
- Starry Night Blue Ice
Eventide en Caprica share an ecru linen weft. Paired with the different warps, it can seem silvery (Eventide) or golden (Caprica).
All the 50% linen prices are the same from this collection: size 7 – £110, 6- £102, 5 – £94, 4 – £87, 3 – £80, 2 – £73
April 2012:
As the sun moves to the Tropic of Capricorn, its furthest point in the Southern Hemisphere, the freezing North comes to the shortest day of the year. In the midst of this darkest time there is celebration where symbols of warmth, light and life are brought into the home in the knowledge that from this point we will begin to move back towards the sun. The colours in this Collection celebrate this time of ice, frost and long, crystal clear nights, as well as the joy that even in the darkest, coldest time, life is waiting to spring forth.
Alto Nebula
Deep navy blue cotton warp with ecru cotton weft. A beautifully soft and supportive wrap. 100% cotton.
£64.00
Eden Blue Ice
A lovely soft and supportive wrap in deep midnight blue and turquoise cotton, inspired by the midwinter colours of deep sky and ice.
£64.00
Eden Blue Ice Mid Sizes
A lovely soft and supportive wrap in deep midnight blue and turquoise cotton, inspired by the midwinter colours of deep sky and ice. These wraps are…
£61.00
Eden Caprica
Deep, rich wine red cotton with silvery golden natural linen, medium weight. The combination of the rich colours and the elegant pattern make this a…
£73.00
Japanese Knot (Chii Sai) Mistletoe
46% lambswool, 20% linen, 34% cotton A soft emerald green and natural cotton and linen, this wrap has a wonderful movement to it, which helps to…
£93.00
Japanese Knot (ooki) Polaris
46% lambswool, 20% linen, 34% cotton A soft light grey lambswool with ecru cotton and linen. Subtle, elegant and with a slight shimmer. Wonderfully…
£93.00
Nouveau Aurora
46% lambswool, 54% cotton Deep, midnight blue cotton with gentle emerald green lambswool. The combination of the rich colours and the elegant pattern…
£89.00
Nouveau Caprica
Deep, rich wine red cotton with silvery golden natural linen. The combination of the rich colours and the elegant pattern make this a very striking…
£73.00
Roses Noel
46% lambswool, 54% cotton Featuring a new design from Oscha, taking much inspiration from Rennie and Margaret Macintosh. A rich, luxurious red cotton…
£89.00
Starry Night Blue Ice
A lovely soft and supportive wrap in deep midnight blue and turquoise cotton, inspired by the midwinter colours of deep sky and ice.
£64.00
Starry Night Eventide
Deep, rich royal blue cotton with silvery natural linen. The combination of the rich colours and the elegant pattern make this a celestial wrap….
£73.00
Starry Night Nebula
A lovely soft and supportive wrap in deep midnight blue and ecru cotton, mimicking the rich, dark night sky and twinkling stars.
£64.00
Strato Polaris
46% lambswool, 54% cotton Featuring a new design from Oscha based on traditional cloud imagery from East Asia. A soft gentle grey lambswool with a…
£89.00
The Winter Solstice collection expanded in December 2012:
“Happy Winter Solstice everyone! Rather than having a completely new collection this winter we are adding to the Winter Solstice Collection – the focus will be more on the long night and short, dark day, so it will be a new aspect for the collection. No prizes for guessing the main colour we’ll be featuring here!
The Winter Solstice Collection
As the sun moves to the Tropic of Capricorn, its furthest point in the Southern Hemisphere, the freezing North comes to the shortest da…y of the year. In the midst of this darkest time there is celebration where symbols of warmth, light and life are brought into the home in the knowledge that from this point we will begin to move back towards the sun.
The colours in this Collection celebrate this time of ice, frost and long, crystal clear nights, as well as the joy that even in the darkest, coldest time, life is waiting to spring forth.”