The Original Olaf Kilt Blanket
Jamie & Diane's notes
We are now wearing 2 hats!
Since December 2024 we have established a new part of our business, called Olaf McTarn Publishing. We are thrilled to be publishing our great friend Michael Gradwell’s Danube Diaries, a project we have been working on with him since June 2023.
We will also be publishing, as of 2025, novels and essays written by Jamie. He has caught the writing bug! Diane is hoping he might talk less and write more….
We've been in textiles for four decades, advising and designing fabrics for some of the leading menswear and womenswear brands in the world.
The Olaf Original Kilt Blanket is the result of our conscious effort to put all our accumulated textile expertise into one beautifully crafted piece.
We've developed a unique fabric specially woven for us in Italy, using 100% Virgin Wool which has been boiled in the finishing process for a rugged timeless feel. It is a chunky 550 grams per square metre, designed to keep you super warm and to stay perfectly in shape.
Like a kilt, the Olaf wraps around the waist one and a half times, and is held in place by conveniently placed Velcro strips, allowing for maximum sizing comfort.
How to Pick your Olaf size
The beautiful thing about designing one very special garment is the attention to detail we can pour into it. Details like how to tell each size apart.
On a large Olaf, the inner selvedge is decorated with green stripes. On a size medium, the selvedge is a rust colour. This is designed to minimize family feuding over whose Olaf you just picked up from the floor in the hallway.
Now for the practical details:
- Medium fits waists of 75 to 95 cm and heights under 180cm. That's waists of 30-36 inches and heights of under 6 foot.
- Large fits waists of 90 to 110 cm and heights of 180cm and above. That's waists of 35-43 inches and heights of 6 foot and over.
Caring for your olaf
This is a tough fabric. The tight weave in rugged wool, combined with the milled finish, makes it almost waterproof and also similar in toughness and resistance to the famous “thornproof” wools used in traditional hunting gear.
Dry clean when absolutely necessary. Otherwise just wipe off spills with a damp cloth.