Experience the luxurious comfort of a Cotswold - Felted Sheep Fleece Rug.
Ethically made from the finest Cotswold sheep fleece, this rug is a testament to our commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Using traditional felting techniques each piece is meticulously felted, ensuring a unique addition to your interior decor that embodies our passion for ethical craftsmanship. Transform your living space with a touch of natural elegance and ethical responsibility.
Our felted fleeces are a wonderful addition to your home and can be used as rugs, chair throws or as bench mats. They also look magnificent as a statement wall piece, showcasing the beauty of the soft golden curly locks.
Dimension: 98 x 56cm
What are 'Living Rugs'?
Ethical | Sustainable | Environmental Friendly
Our hand felted fleeces are naturally strong and warm, made with 100% felted sheep wool, a renewable resource with a low environmental impact. All our fleeces are sourced from UK flocks & carefully sheared from living sheep, meaning the sheep continues to enjoy life in the fields to grow a new fleece. Each fleece has its own unique characteristics & is as individual as the sheep it came from.
Felted Fleeces are a high quality, ethical choice for anyone looking for sustainable decor with a touch of luxury.
Cotswold Sheep: It is a rare breed and is listed as "at risk" on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
Some claim (Elwes, 1893) the Cotswold breed was already in the Cotswold Hills when the Romans arrived (circa 54 B.C.) whilst other believe it's descended from local sheep breed with imported long wool breeds brought with the Romans. Cotswold sheep are noted as having a slightly golden coloured wool, with dark colours being exceedingly rare. This trait gave them the nickname of the "Golden Fleece Breed". In the Middle Ages, Cotswold wool was highly prized and sought-after across Europe for its golden sheen and wealthy English merchants who profited from the wool trade funded the construction of many impressive wool churches which stand in the Cotswolds to this day.
Sadly by the mid 20th century there was just one large breeding flock and a handful of small flocks left but thanks to the work of the Cotswold Wool Society and breed enthusiatis, numbers have slowly built back up, but it remains a breed "at risk".
