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felted fleeces

Hues of Hebridean

The Genial Sheep flock mainly consists of these horned sheep from the Hebrides. Their fleece is often regarded as just black, but as you will see from the rugs and throws here, the fleece has a variety of colour tones from black, through very dark brown, softer brown and grey. The fleeces' staple (the actual hair) is often very long and varies between wavy and ringlet-like curls.

Code 26 (19)

Pure Hebridean with grey highlights, very soft and long staple (20cm appox.).

85cm x 70cm

Natural shape

£120

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (15)

Pure Hebridean with brown tones, very soft.

70cm x 70cm

Natural shape

£75

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (16)

Pure Hebridean with brown tones, very soft and very long staple length.

70cm x 75cm

Natural shape

£80

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code L7 (a)

Pure Hebridean, very pale grey with a very wavy staple.

80cm x 75cm

Natural shape

£120

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (18)

Pure Hebridean, very dark base with grey tones at tips, very long staple (20cm in places).

70cm x 70cm

Natural shape

£75

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code LR (4)

Pure Hebridean ewe fleece, chocolaty brown with lighter highlights, very wavy staple.

80cm x 90cm

Natural shape

£120

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 25 (19)

Pure Hebridean, very soft and very dark fleece.

80cm x 90cm

Natural shape

£120

(plus postage & Packaging)

Shades of Shetland

The Scottish Shetland Isles are the original home of the Shetland sheep. Their fleeces are very soft and come in a range of colours from cream to brown to grey.

Code 26 (17)

Shetland fleece rug backed with Hebridean cross fleece to give additional strength and integrity. Mainly grey with lovely brown and darker tones.

95cm x 60cm

Rectangular shaped

£120

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (20)

Pale grey Shetland with darker highlights, very soft – backed with Hebridean cross fleece to give a firm backing.

80cm x 80cm

Natural shaped

£130

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (21)

Cream Shetland/North Ronaldsay cross rug. North Ronaldsay sheep traditionally live on the beaches of North Ronaldsay Island in Orkney. Backed with Jacob wool. Very soft and long staple.

95cm x 90cm

Natural shaped

£160

(plus postage & Packaging)

Gorgeous Gotlands

The rare breed Gotland sheep come originally from the Swedish island of Gotland. The Genial Sheep's Gotland crosses produce deliciously long, soft and curly grey fleeces.

Code 26 (22)

Beautiful fleece from our wool ewe – Gertrude. She is a Gotland/Hebridean cross. This year's fleece is beautifully soft with grey curls and milky highlights.

115cm x 90cm

Natural shaped

£180

(plus postage & Packaging)

Jolly Jacobs

Often called the 'patchwork' sheep as they have multicoloured coats which are usually cream, brown and black.

Code 25 (9)

Brown and cream Jacob backed with Hebridean.

88cm x 48cm

Natural shaped

£90

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 25 (31)

Very soft Jabob/Texel cross.

107cm x 60cm

Rectangular shaped

£115

(plus postage & Packaging)

Luscious Longwools

Longwool sheep descend from the native British sheep that were used in medieval times for the thriving wool trade. Over the years they have been hybridised and often take the geographical name of where they were bred and used. Their fleeces are long, curly and very soft. The Genial Sheep flock includes several Leicester Longwools and Blue Faced Leicester crosses.

Code 26 (29)

Leicester Longwool. Shearling fleece (the first fleece) from Lucy. Very soft and very long curls.

95cm x 80cm

Natural shaped

£180

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (30)

Blue faced Leicester cross Hebridean (Babette). Very light and fine fleece with tight white ringlets.

90cm x 66cm

Natural shaped

£160

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (31)

Traditional old Longwool. Tight brown curls.

95cm x 70cm

Natural shaped

£170

(plus postage & Packaging)

woven and felted rugs and pads

These pieces are woven from raw fleece on a hand loom using a pure cotton warp. They are felted and washed to create durable pads and rugs.

Code 26 (27)

Jacob cross texel pad.

50cm x 50cm

£55

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (28)

Jacob cross pad.

75cm x 60cm

£70

(plus postage & Packaging)

felted cushions

Fleece from all our sheep is used to make cushions. Backings are often recycled fabrics, and the pads are filled with washed wool. Some of the cushions are made utilising the raised nap of the fleece and others are fashioned from flat felted fabric, using carded (combed) fleece.

Code L (10)a

Shetland fleece backed with Hebridean. Linen frame and backing.

40cm x 37cm

£40

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (6)

Black flat felted 'Criss-Cross' cushion. Hebridean and Jacob fleece, recycled wool cloth backing.

37cm x 25cm

£40

(plus postage & Packaging)

Code 26 (27)

Handmade fabric – Hebridean wool and Corriedale. Hand stitched to finish. Wool Pad.

53cm x 42cm

£80

(plus postage & Packaging)

wool patchwork

Throws and cushions

All the top surfaces of the throws and cushions are 100% recycled wool and cashmere; backings are recycled blankets and throws or fabric remnants. All quilting stitching that holds the layers together is done by hand. All the cushions have wool pads.