Homegrown, felted fleece “sheepskin” cushion, shades of brown & grey – Coloured Ryeland fleece provided by Yin – 16” x 16” x 5”

£73.00

Manufacture – Handmade by me

Material – 100% Wool

Dimensions – Length: 16 inches (40cm); Width: 16 Inches (16cm), height: 5 inches (12cm)

 Lock length:  short, 2 inches (5cm)

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Description

Just like the rugs I make, these cushions are 100% sheep-friendly, no sheep are harmed in the process of making them.  They are made from only felted wool which is then sewn onto a cotton or linen back.  They are very soft and cuddly, just like our sheep in fact!

To make these cushions I use up the left-over locks of wool from my rug making.

I’ve written a bit about the cushion making process here and you can see some photos of how I make them too.  I really enjoy making them, they are a great way to use up every last bit of wool, but best of all, I love working with natural fibres and transforming “scraps” into something useful and lovely.

This cushion is made Yin’s wool.  Yin is one of our girls from our flock of Coloured Ryelands, she’s a real sweetheart.  You can read up about Yin here:

Coloured Ryelands are a short-woolled breed.  While not sporting the long, glamourous locks of their longer woolled cousins who swish by shaking out their wavy manes, Ryelands have bouncy, oh so soft wool which is at the finer end of the wool micron scale and classed as “medium to fine”.  Coloured Ryelands have the added appeal of being a variety of different colours from black to brown to beige to grey, through to silvery white.

Yin’s fleece is silky soft to the touch and dark brown and black in colour.  Being only two years old the darker wool is her “baby colouring”.  Coloured Ryelands are born completely black and then get lighter as they age until they end up almost white.

The back of the cushion is 100% linen.  You will notice there are two buttons on the back which allows you to remove the cover for washing.

Inside the cushion there’s an inner which is stuffed with wool.  These are the leftovers from whatever fleece I’m working on.  To ensure the stuffing is lovely and clean, I soak it in a soapy 60’c bath to remove the lanolin and then I wash it as I would normally wash wool.  Once it’s dry I sift through it and remove any bits of grass and hay etc.  Finally, I fluff it up and add some drops of cedarwood essential oil as a moth repellent.

Should you need to wash your cushion, simply remove the inner part and gently soak the cover in warm water using a wool/silk detergent followed by a refreshing vinegar rinse to keep the pH happy.  Lay flat to dry.  More washing info will be included when I send it out to you.

Please note, although I carefully wash each felted item I make, you may still find tiny bits of hay/moss/seeds hiding away in the fleece.  Because of the gentle washing methods I use it would be really hard to remove every single little “meadow sprinkling”.  Hopefully you shouldn’t find too many though!

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