![]() It’s not a pattern for everybody and thus has a relatively small (but dedicated) fanbase. The design has been especially popular with parents whose children were born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon (February 2012 – February 2013) but it has attracted other fans as well. The Tibetan Water Dragon – Shui Long was among the first patterns released by Oscha. Shuǐ Lóng will be available in the next collection in some other colours and blends.” However as we didn’t want to go into red overload, and also considering the season, we have only made a few in these colours. We have first woven it in the Caprica and Ember colourways as we wanted to take the opportunity with the red warp reweaving. The dragon’s power is intimately linked with the natural world, the symbol and source of this being the pearls held in its claws. “Presenting our new design, Shuǐ Lóng (Water Dragon) the divine mythical being possessing wisdom, protection and power. The White Tree also appears as a motif upon Gondor’s flag and throughout its heraldry combined with the seven stars of the House of Elendil and the crown of the King. Tolkien’s high fantasy universe of Middle-earth, the White Tree of Gondor stood as a symbol of Gondor in the Court of the Fountain in Minas Tirith. ![]() These gorgeously intricate trees are representative of a line starting with Celeborn – the last White Tree to grow in the original dwelling place of the Elves, leading to Nimloth – a sapling of Celeborn that was planted in the land of Númenor, and finally to a sapling of Nimloth that became the first of the line to be found in Middle Earth – the White Tree of Gondor.” Each tree thereafter is seen to symbolise divine qualities of goodness, wisdom and purity. Emanating silver light, it is said the Moon was formed from its last silver flower. The original White Tree was much beloved by the Elves. “Our first Middle-earth design, Ancients of Gondor, is inspired by the lineage of White Trees. It is probably worth mentioning that the ecru cotton Oscha uses often breaks in more quickly than some of the dyed cottons so it is possible that other colourways of this design might require a bit more breaking in to get to the same state, but they will be well worth it!” A friend of mine borrowed this for a month or so to use with her toddler and she also fell in love with it so it is toddler-worthy as well. I really enjoy using this wrap, it was great when Ben was a newborn as it was nice and soft and squidgy for him, and it continues to be great as he grows. No sagging at all, once wrapped everything stays where I put it. It feels cushy with some stretch and a small amount of bounce. It softened up very quickly and is pretty easy to wrap with – passes slide with ease but the wrap isn’t slippery. I would say it is a relatively thick cotton wrap, thicker than my JKZO. In terms of wrapping qualities, like other 100% cotton Oschas I’ve used, this feels very supportive. I’ve found that this provides a good amount of grip but it certainly doesn’t go overboard, especially combined with the smoother areas. I found that after a wash, dry and steam iron, the highly textured areas felt much less defined, they softened up and the ridges were less pronounced. I was curious how this would feel to wrap with – would… there be too much texture? So I was excited when I got a full sized wrap to play around with. These very textured areas are interspersed by areas of flat ground. It felt quite different in-hand from other wraps due to the texture present in the weave, it felt like there were lots of mini ridges and troughs in the areas where the stripes come through. “I was really interested in the Phaise design since I first saw a test swatch and felt the weave. Please note the ecru/grey version is not currently for sale.”Īs requested, here’s a review of Phaise, kindly written by Leigh: The last few pictures are of a tester wrap, we’ve included these because the close up images show the small weave patterns nicely. The first few images are of Phaise Juniper, which is part of the Deep Forest Collection, this is in 100% cotton. “Introducing a new pattern, here a fade of colour is created using subtle patterns in the weave. Phaise Juniper was het first run, although (of course) a tester had been woven. This pattern was first introduced as part of the 2013 Deep Forest Collection.
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