‘Hands in the Earth’ Blankets

The Hands in the Earth blankets are made to be treasured – to wrap around you, to bring warmth, and to hold close. They draw inspiration from the chalk landscapes and shifting sowing patterns of the Dorset fields, and from ventures out to sea. Each blanket carries the essence of wind and earth, offering both comfort and a sense of quiet connection to nature.

Woven in an exquisite Jacquard weave, these blankets invite touch and play. Choose to be enveloped in the deep walnut tones, or let the soft chalk hue bring a different kind of calm to your space. Whichever side you turn to, you’ll find warmth, serenity, and a feeling of being held.

The Hands in the Earth collection is woven exclusively for StudioBudgeBudge by Alex Begg, whose small mill on Scotland’s west coast crafts textiles for the world’s finest luxury houses. They are a sustainable business, all their products are ethical and traceable at every step of the process. Each blanket – a blend of the highest quality cashmere and lambswool – is beautifully finished with contrasting blanket stitching and individually numbered as part of a limited edition.

The three original designs – Seed, Dancing Ledge, and Sail Stitch – share a harmonious palette of warm walnut and soft chalk, evoking the landscape that inspired them.

Size: 140 × 180 cm

Price £690.00

Please contact us at Studio BudgeBudge if you would like to buy one.

‘As a child I had a blanket which I took everywhere with me. I remember it was small, scarlet, and loosely woven, it made me feel safe and warm and never alone. My blanket played a powerful role in my life.’ BB

‘Hands in the Earth Blankets’, a film made by Shelly Nel, about the journey of a mark. (September 2025)

Seed Blanket

The Seed Blanket design was the first field pattern I recorded in my sketchbook, and it holds a special place in my heart. I discovered it during a walk through Higher Field, just behind our house. There was something deeply compelling about the rhythm and repetition of the marks – each one similar, yet entirely its own.

Using a short stick I found on that walk – slender at one end, rougher at the other – I drew the marks in walnut ink on Japanese gampi paper. Each stroke carries its own character and weight, sometimes darker at the base, sometimes at the top. Together, they mirror the steady repetition of my walks and my quiet search for order within them.

‘What I love most about the Seed Blanket is how each mark remains distinct and imperfect – full of earth’s texture and presence, grounding the work in the landscape it came from.’

Seed | Walnut on Chalk
Seed | Chalk on Walnut
Seed | Dancing Ledge

Dancing Ledge Blanket

The original Dancing Ledge design was inspired by a pattern I noticed in a field on my walk to the woods at Durweston. That year, the field was sown with wheat, and the remnants of the harvest scattered across the soil formed a striking pattern. I translated those natural markings onto Japanese gampi paper, using pieces of bark gathered along my walk. The finished paper is stitched with walnut-dyed thread onto fine Japanese linen.

The design takes its name from Dancing Ledge, a well–known stretch of the Dorset coastline. When viewed from the sea, the chalk stacks and cliffs echo the same rhythms and shapes I first saw in the field.

‘What I love about the Dancing Ledge blanket are the unexpected stitch marks that emerge across its surface. It feels like a meeting place – where the land touches the sea, and nature’s patterns quietly unfold.’

Dancing Ledge | chalk on walnut
Dancing Ledge | walnut on chalk
Dancing Ledge
Dancing Ledge | Seed
Original Dancing Ledge artwork

Sail Stitch Blanket

‘On my walks, I often notice a repeating V–shaped pattern in the fields – the traces left behind by the tractor’s plough. These rhythmic marks found their way into my sketchbook and have since become a recurring motif in my work.

Later that same year, while out at sea, I saw the same familiar pattern again – this time in the stitching of a hoisted, wind–filled sail. The V–shaped stitches, evenly spaced and precise, mirrored the markings of the land.

In this piece, I’ve brought those two worlds together: the steady regularity of the sail’s stitch and the more organic, irregular gestures of the earth, drawn with a cone and walnut ink.

‘What I love about the Sail Stitch blanket is how it quietly recalls the sea – and how some of the marks seem to drift free from the pattern, as if carried by the wind.’

Sail Stitch | Walnut on Chalk
Sail Stitch | Chalk on Walnut
Walnut ink sail stitch marks

‘Hands in the Earth’ Blankets