de Le Cuona | Rogue Throw with Hand Knotted Tassels – Frontier

This is a throw with real hand in it, the kind of piece you reach for and immediately want to keep. De Le Cuona work with rough, honest cloths, and Rogue is no exception, a substantial weave finished at each end with tassels that are hand knotted rather than machine-fringed. Laid over a sofa or the foot of a bed it reads as something made rather than bought, with enough weight to hold its fold and enough texture to catch light along its surface.

The throw comes in Frontier, a colourway that sits within de Le Cuona's earthed, tonal palette, and is sold by the each at a width of 140cm. As with the rest of the house's textile work, the emphasis is on natural fibre and a hand that has not been over-processed, so expect a slightly irregular surface and a good weight in the hand rather than a flat, uniform finish.

We use Rogue over the arm of a leather or linen sofa, folded so the tasselled edge falls forward and is visible, or across the end of a bed on top of a plain linen quilt where it adds textural contrast without competing for attention. It also works draped over a well-made armchair in a study or bedroom, particularly alongside worn leather, aged wood or a stone floor, where its ruggedness feels at home rather than decorative.

There is little making up involved, which is part of the appeal, though we would still check the throw against the actual piece of furniture before buying, since 140cm can look generous over a low sofa and comparatively modest over a super king bed. Keep the tassels away from prolonged handling or pets that might worry at the knots, and air rather than launder it where possible, following any care guidance supplied with the piece, to keep the texture and the tassel structure intact over time.