de Le Cuona | Felted Cashmere Shawl – Petal

This is a felted cashmere shawl, dense and soft in the hand, with the felting giving it a slight body and drape that a plain woven cashmere would not have. It is generous enough to work as a throw as well as something to wear, and the felted finish means the edges sit softly without fraying, so there is nothing to hem or finish. We keep coming back to de Le Cuona for pieces like this because the hand is always right, warm without being heavy.

It is sold by the each, in a width of 125cm, in the Petal colourway, a soft dusty pink that reads warm rather than sweet against most neutral schemes. As with their other cashmere pieces, the felting is done in a way that keeps the cashmere's natural loft rather than flattening it.

We use this folded over the arm of a sofa or the foot of a bed, where the colour and texture give a room a lived-in warmth without adding pattern. It works well thrown over an armchair in a bedroom or dressing room, and pairs easily with de Le Cuona's linen bedding or a plain wool blanket beneath it, so the cashmere reads as the top, tactile layer rather than the workhorse.

As this is a finished accessory rather than fabric by the metre, there is no cutting or making up required, it arrives ready to use. We would suggest keeping it away from rough surfaces or Velcro fastenings that might catch the felted fibres, and airing rather than washing it where possible. Store folded, not on a hook, to avoid stretching the felted structure out of shape.