Old Welsh Woollen Nursing Shawl

The nursing shawls were originally used to ‘cwtch’ or carry a baby. The shawl which was square in shape and usually fringed with hand twisted tassels, was folded into a triangle and draped over the shoulders and around the baby, the right side was then taken under the arm and brought up around the baby, keeping the child safely in place and leaving the mother’s hands free to work

Beautiful old cream nursing shawl with hand twisted tassels on all four sides

166 cm x 177 cm

These are old textiles and we carefully check the condition of each blanket before offering it for sale. The blankets are washed in a natural wool wash and treated with our own anti moth and wool tonic, restored when necessary, and only then offered for sale