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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 447544, member: 29"]Many of the Irish and some Scottish hand weavers used sort of stick on labels, and I bet that is what this had once. Looks reversible. </p><p><br /></p><p>Keywords should also include oatmeal, for the colour. Other than the black, the wool looks undyed, too and possibly hand spun. It's a buttoned cape style, blanket stitched edges, which are handsewn, hand made buttons and openings. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is Avoca, which is the sort of thing I'm thinking of: <a href="https://www.avoca.com/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.avoca.com/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.avoca.com/en</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 447544, member: 29"]Many of the Irish and some Scottish hand weavers used sort of stick on labels, and I bet that is what this had once. Looks reversible. Keywords should also include oatmeal, for the colour. Other than the black, the wool looks undyed, too and possibly hand spun. It's a buttoned cape style, blanket stitched edges, which are handsewn, hand made buttons and openings. This is Avoca, which is the sort of thing I'm thinking of: [URL]https://www.avoca.com/en[/URL][/QUOTE]
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