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The Checkboard Islay Natural 100% Merino Throw combines the luxurious warmth of Merino wool with a stylish block pattern in soft, natural tones. Crafted from 100% Merino wool, this throw is lightweight, breathable, and perfect for year-round comfort. Its elegant, neutral design complements a variety of decor styles, making it a versatile addition to any home.
The Checkboard Islay Natural Throw is a testament to sophisticated design and exceptional quality. Its merino wool construction ensures a soft, cozy experience, perfect for snuggling up on chilly evenings or adding an extra layer of comfort to your bed.
The Islay Natural features a stylish block design in natural tones, adding a subtle sophistication that can transform the look and feel of a room, adding warmth and character. Merino wool is renowned for its softness, warmth, and hypoallergenic properties, making this throw an excellent choice for those with sensitive skin. Additionally, its natural breathability and moisture-wicking capabilities ensure year-round comfort.
A Note From the Maker - Polly McGuckin, Exquisite Wool Blankets
"I often get asked about the history of our blankets so here is our story… Our proud Exquisite wool blanket history starts here in New Zealand and extends to a woollen mill in England, that dates back to 1783. In 1893 this mill started buying NZ wool. This is proudly displayed in a logbook at the Yorkshire mill. Our family wool buying business, Yaldhurst Wools, Christchurch, buys wool from the same farm featured in that logbook, along with other wool sourced from South Island farms. Some of this wool is exported to the mill in England. This specialist, English textile mill has supported the NZ wool industry for all those years, making not only woollen blankets but fabrics for furnishings, clothes, royal and military ceremonial dress, woollen caskets, snooker, and pool table cloth, to name a few beautiful woollen items made using NZ wool. A.W. Hainsworth also supports wool scours in NZ by always having the wool scoured prior to shipment. Yaldhurst Wools long association with the mill allows me at Exquisite wool blankets, which I established in 2008, to supply beautiful woollen products, from our NZ wool bedding blankets and throws to the Natural Legacy Wool Caskets, with 3 fleeces of NZ wool in each casket. Together we are proud supporters of NZ wool and it is exciting to see the next generation of our family members share our passion for wool. Over the years members of the Hainsworth family have spent time at Yaldhurst Wools learning about the wool supplied to their family mill and what goes into growing top quality wool fibre. If it were not for mills in the UK and Europe who value traditional qualities of craftmanship and integrate them with the latest innovation, NZ would struggle to sustain a wool industry. We all need to stand by each other in NZ and if a product is made from NZ wool, get behind that business, support them and think great, there is another business using wool. The campaign for wool, a multi-national, cross-industry coalition was formed to raise the profile of wool, let us all work and support each other to ensure a better future for wool." Polly X
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Our merino range, by Exquisite Wool Traders, are a fine weave with silky softness. They are best when buying for someone who has sensitive skin or has a tactile sensitivity. Our other wool blankets are soft too, but the merino are softest. The Fischbacher 1819 Alpaca throws are exquisitely soft too if you are after a special, premium product.
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Some of our throws are made from 100% New Zealand wool, which means the wool itself is sourced from NZ sheep—renowned for producing high-quality, durable, and soft fibres. However, not all of these are made in New Zealand.
The term NZ wool refers to the origin of the wool, while NZ made means the product is actually manufactured in New Zealand. Some of our NZ wool throws are woven offshore (for example, in Europe) by mills that specialise in traditional weaving techniques, using NZ wool as the raw material.
We're proud to offer both NZ wool throws and NZ made throws, and these categories sometimes overlap. If you're looking for either—or both—you're welcome to contact us for guidance, or browse our collection with these filters in mind.
Bren is great to work with. She is so passionate about design, and lives and breathes textiles and interiors. This makes her a wonderful guide for finding the perfect solutions in your home. She is well equipped with great resources, knowledge and design savy, without being overbearing! Great to find someone I could totally put my trust in. Very professional. Excellent communication, care and attention to detail and follow up. Highly recommend.
Bren was amazing throughout the whole process. I'm a very fussy and indecisive customer and she wasn't happy until I was happy. The end result exceeded my expectations and I cannot recommend her highly enough.
I was blown away with the amazing customer service Bren gave us! We were buying a gift to be sent overseas, and Bren went over and above to ensure it was packaged with a personal note and safely shipped off. I'd absolutely shop here again!
Some of the best customer service I've ever received from an online purchase! They sourced my order from NZ and expressed it to me when the warehouse was out in AUS - came with a lovely card to thank me for my patience despite them sorting it very promptly. Item looks great, would shop here again! Thanks Bren :)
