Felting A Fleece Rug

We ve recently seen the beautiful fleece rugs she s felted and shown us on the forum with her daughters.

Felting a fleece rug.

There is something magical about felting. Unlike smooth fibers such as cotton and silk wool is uniquely structured to allow for felting. Our rugs are made by hand at our smallholding here in sw scotland uk. Felted fleece rugs use sheep wool from shearing not the sheepskin that is felted using a technique involving hot water soap and rolling.

Here is a simple method for turning a beautiful shorn fleece into a rug or throw without having to kill the animal to. The combination of hot water soap and agitation coming together to produce a whole new fabric. Our guest artist author is zara tuulikki rooke. The finished rug is felted tight on the backside so that it holds its shape and doesn t fall apart.

Learn wet felting to make a sheep fleece rug. It is a kind of alchemy. Buy a rug we make felted sheepskin rugs sometimes known as vegetarian sheepskins at our small farm in devon. For more information on how i make felted fleece rugs click here.

We make living rugs sometimes known as vegetarian sheepskins at our small farm in the peak district. Made in the uk. Handmade on the farm. Shearing sheep in sweden.

Easy felted fleece rug advertisement do you love the look of sheepskin rugs. This is a part of my yule goat costume project to see the finished costume or if you want to support my art go to this post. But she has taken it a step further and has built a loom and woven a rug from fleece. Felted rugs are also called vegetarian sheepskins or no skin sheep fleece rugs.

Felted fleece living cushion. Felted fleece sheepskins use sheep wool from shearing not the sheepskin so no animal is harmed during the process. Wool fiber covered with small scales or barbs. Felting a magical process.

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