Category Archives: Behind the scenes at Firespiral

Firespiral cloth – more than just wraps: Introducing Oak Wren Studio!

Firespiral cloth - more than just wraps: Introducing Oak Wren Studio!

Our good friend Juliette, owner of Baie Slings, also runs Oak Wren Studio where she designs and makes in-stock and custom cloaks, ponchos and capes! I have a poncho, and a couple of capes myself. I love to get them out on a summer evening when we have sat out in the garden, and the […]

Find out about our new and improved Loyalty Scheme!

loyalty club logo

We started our loyalty scheme back in 2017, as a way to recognise the absolutely amazing loyalty and commitment that you lovely people give to our little business. Our loyalty scheme is close to our hearts and we have been talking for ages about what we can do to make it even better, to make […]

International Women’s Day 2020

International Women's Day 2020

This year’s international women’s day strikes a particular chord for me, because it is also my eldest child’s birthday. Eleven years ago today, my whole life completely changed as I took on the new role of mother to my tiny boy!I was somewhat prepared for the physical changes that came with growing, birthing and feeding […]

Wrap Cloth Project: Child’s Cape

freddie mercury murmuration cape

I made this beautiful Twig + Tale Traveller Cape for my daughter after receiving the pattern in my monthly pattern subscription from In A Haystack. In A Haystack is a small UK company who help ” stitchers discover sewing patterns for garments and fabric from independent suppliers in a fun, flexible and budget-friendly way”. I […]

New product: wrap cloth mystery packs

wrap cloth

When we make our wraps there are always pieces of leftover cloth at the ends of rolls, or when cutting around flaws in the cloth. I keep these in a box in my workroom and occasionally get round to measuring them, cataloguing them and listing them on the website. This is all quite random and […]

Delicates Laundry Bags

Laundry bag

We’re starting to change over from packaging your wraps in cotton drawstring bags, to sending them in delicates laundry bags. This changeover will take a few months, so older wraps will still have a cotton bag, but by mid 2020 all wraps should arrive with a free laundry bag. The black net bag that your […]

Wrap scrap project: Easy rag wreath

wrap scrap rag wreath

A tutorial showing you how to make an easy rag wreath from wrap scraps. You can watch the videos and listen to me natter about this and that (mostly wrap related) and see me brandishing a pair of scissors like a wrap chopping maniac or just follow the simple instructions in the text below. There […]

Ring Slings

ring sling collage

We recently started adding Ring Slings as an option to our ‘made to order’ selection, and they have been a great addition to our range of products – but today, for the first time, we have added some in-stock ring slings to our site! Our ring slings are made for us by Sarah Taylor, formerly […]

Twilight Warp 2019 Collection

Twilight Warp 2019 Collection

This is an overview of the Twilight collection wraps released in 2019.Wraps are made from weft yarns being woven across a warp . Putting a warp on the loom is a big undertaking, and as a small company we weave really tiny quantities compared with most textile producers. Working on such a small scale means […]

Wrap Cloth Sewing Project: Envelope cushion cover

winter hill and seafoam cushions

This is a quick and easy sewing project, that can be done in less than half an hour with a sewing machine. It is a beginner-friendly project that can also be done by hand. You will need a cushion or cushion pad measuring around 40cm square, 1m of wrap width cloth, matching thread, scissors or […]

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