Quilted Playmat
Our Quilted Playmats are true heirloom pieces. Exquisitely handmade in Nepal using our hand-blocked Celestial moon and stars print, they are thickly wadded with cotton to give them a substanial, weighty feel. Each block printed mat is bound in bright yellow cotton and completed with a sheer muslin cover which can be removed and washed.
Good to know
All of our fabrics are block printed by hand by our artisans and cooperatives in India and Nepal.
The generous fill also makes them suitable as a play surface on hard and carpeted floors
Each mat measures 110 x 100cm
The muslin cover is machine washable at 30 degrees and the mat can be carefully spot cleaned by hand
FAQs
Can you use the mat without the muslin cover? Absolutely! These mats look fab with or without the cover, just bear in mind that the mat can only be spot cleaned by hand
What age range are these mats suitable for? Newborn upwards. These mats are real favourites and seem to end up staying in nurseries for years!
Can you gift wrap playmats? Yes! We fold them before wrapping in our recycled cotton paper and them tie them with ribbon. They then go into one of our bespoke pink envelopes for shipping
FAQs
Where are your pieces made?
All of our pieces are made by hand in India or Nepal. We work with small, female-led studios that adhere to strict ethical and environmental policies.
Will I need to gift wrap my order?
We package everything beautifully so that there's no need to gift wrap yourself. This means that you can send your present directly to the lucky recipient!
Do you ship internationally?
Yes! If your shipping destination isn't automatically recognised at the checkout then please get in touch with us at hello@willaandthebear.com
A piece I want to buy is out of stock, will it be coming back?
Unless a piece is a Limited Edition then it will be back! As our collections are produced entirely by hand we order in fairly small batches.
Shipping
Fast shipping
Where possible we process all orders within 24 hours (Monday - Friday) and send 1st class with Royal Mail.
Order tracking
All of our orders are sent 1st class tracked so that you can keep an eye on the status of your delivery.
Get in touch
We're here to help! If you have a question then please drop us an email at hello@willaandthebear.com
About us
We are a small business making lovely things for small people
Willa and The Bear was founded by Hattie in 2014. Mama to Willa, Maud and Gus, Hattie knows a thing or two about the parenting journey and the stuff that helps make life a little bit easier!
We believe in quality and longevity
Every one of our pieces is designed by Hattie in Norfolk and made in small, female run studios in India or Nepal. Shilpa in Jaipur and Rojina in Kathmandu oversee our makers who are all true artisans in their field, block-printing and finishing each item by hand.
Ethical production only
We only use trusted makers and supply chains who operate completely ethically. No mass produced, anonymous factory settings for us which means that our products are invariably more expensive to produce but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We know that our customers appreciate this important part of our manufacturing process too.
The Process
By Hand
Our female-led studios mix our environmentally-friendly dyes entirely by hand...
The Process
Block Printing
Hattie's designs are painstakingly transferred to specially prepared wooden blocks which are then carved by hand. The designs are then printed onto our fabric by skilled artisans who create perfect repeat patterns entirely by eye.