Description

Shetland and Shetland x Borerary fleece from our own sheep, (not carded or combed, so there may be some locks), packed in 40g cellophane bags. Shetland is a slightly firmer British alternative to Merino, so ideal for needle felting and can also be used for wet felting and other crafts.
This wool is from our own small flock of much loved, Soil Association certified Organic Shetland and Shetland x Boreray / Gotland sheep, who are conservation grazers for our community orchards and biodiverse chalk grassland. We hand shear each sheep (which allows us to wait until the fleece is ready), the fleeces are then carefully sorted (plant matter removed) and lower grade wool separated for use as packing material. Each fleece is gently but thoroughly washed in well water and an eco -friendly wool scour and dried in the fresh air, before being picked with our antique wool swing picker and then either packed as a natural Shetland fleece colour (see separate listing) or naturally dyed by us at our small outside dye house in Oxfordshire, using well water and plant dyes, many of which are grown or gathered by us in a sustainable way from the organic Estate on which we are based. When we do use imported dyes we source these directly, or from a company with a strong ethical sourcing policy.
We have created our mixed 40g bags with a selection of naturally dyed colours that embrace a theme. Please contact us if you would like to know what dyestuffs have been used to create a particular colour or themed bag. We also sell a range of naturally dyed bright and earth colours in single colour 10g bags and Shetland fleece in a range of undyed colours (see separate listings).

We have a policy of buying no new packaging material for use in posting out parcels, we re-use old packaging gathered from other local businesses, individuals and schools. We hope you will enjoy receiving your parcel, whatever shape and size it is, knowing that it has a little less impact on the environment.