British Design

Cotton/Polyester

Machine Washable

Sophie Allport Hare Oven Gloves

Congratulations to Lincolnshire textiles designer Sophie Allport on yet another fabric that captures the spirit of British wildlife in beautiful simplicity.

These neutral, sandy-grey oven gloves will complement the decor of any kitchen, particularly if the cook of the house has a penchant for the countryside. Not that you need to live in a rustic cottage in a tiny hamlet far from civilisation to appreciate the Hares design - indeed, Sophie Allport's fabrics are a popular addition to urban kitchens to bring a little bit of bucolic charm into city life.

Like all of the products selected for the Heart to Home catalogue, these Hare oven gloves are not just pleasing to the eye - nothing passes muster unless we deem it fit for purpose and for a pair of oven gloves that means it must offer you full protection against burns from hot dishes and roasting tins when they're pulled from the oven. And even more importantly, they need to be long-lasting, so the seams don't start to fray after a few months of use. And of course oven gloves need to be machine washable, because every pair of oven gloves inevitably gets splashed with gravy and grime sooner or later.

The brown hare is becoming a relatively rare sight in the British countryside thanks to increasingly intensified farming removing their natural habitats, fox numbers on the increase and almost no restriction on hunting hares. If you're concerned about the future of the British hare, consider donating to your local Wildlife Trust and find out more about their efforts to create a Living Landscape: a network of habitats and wildlife corridors across town and country.

Size: 18cm x 84cm (7" x 33")
Machine washable at 40 degrees
100% cotton
Heat resistant
Hanging loop
Do not bleach
Iron at medium temperature
Do not dry clean
Do not tumble dry