Emily's Fleece

Emily's Fleece I create hand-made items that celebrate wool, and the rich variety of breeds of sheep, which we have here in the UK.

Many fleeces come from my own flock of much-loved, Black Lincoln Longwool Sheep

Another large rug taking shape. Unusual one, as it's a Valais Blacknose/ Herdwick cross, and has the most amazingly long...
23/06/2026

Another large rug taking shape. Unusual one, as it's a Valais Blacknose/ Herdwick cross, and has the most amazingly long locks! One of the most time consuming jobs in making a felted fleece rug is unrolling the raw fleece and working out what goes where! With a newly sheared fleece which is quite loose in its structure, this can be quite a job! And of course, even when you've got it upside down on the felting table, you never know how it's going to work out until it's backed, rolled and finally turned over at the rinsing stage. Then of course, it still has to be washed and finished. Always an adventure....!

This is a Black Lincoln Longwool rug I sold recently to a lovely lady. Doesn't it look great in it's new home?!
23/06/2026

This is a Black Lincoln Longwool rug I sold recently to a lovely lady. Doesn't it look great in it's new home?!

Another felted fleece rug taking shape, another commission this one, from coloured Ryeland fleece. One of the most time ...
02/06/2026

Another felted fleece rug taking shape, another commission this one, from coloured Ryeland fleece. One of the most time consuming parts of making these rugs is laying out the raw fleece and selecting the best part for the rug, then transporting it to the felting table and turning it upside down (without losing the shape of the rug) ready for wet felting. When new fleeces are first unrolled, it can be hard, to start with, deciphering which part belongs exactly where - especially with loose downy fleeces like this one! Hey ho, all sorted now.

At the Bishop's Castle Town Hall Craft Fair today. Lots of woolly, curly felted fleece rugs, seat pads and peg loom bags...
23/05/2026

At the Bishop's Castle Town Hall Craft Fair today. Lots of woolly, curly felted fleece rugs, seat pads and peg loom bags. The weather's looking promising, so do come along if you're in the area!

Making Black Lincoln Longwool felted fleece seat pads today. Beautifully soft and soooo curly. I've shown the back of on...
20/05/2026

Making Black Lincoln Longwool felted fleece seat pads today. Beautifully soft and soooo curly. I've shown the back of one as well - all are wet felted with a mix of grey Masham and manx loughtan carded wool. All will be for sale at the Bishop's Castle Town Hall Craft Fair this Saturday 23rd May. 10-4. Do come and say hi if you're there!

Happy sheep. It's a beautiful sunny, breezy day here up on the hill. The girls are blissful in the shade under the hawth...
17/05/2026

Happy sheep. It's a beautiful sunny, breezy day here up on the hill. The girls are blissful in the shade under the hawthorn tree. Their fleeces are speckled with hawthorn blossom which is drifting down in the breeze.

Remember the raw Valais Blacknose fleece which I showed you a few days ago? Well here is the finished felted fleece rug!...
14/05/2026

Remember the raw Valais Blacknose fleece which I showed you a few days ago? Well here is the finished felted fleece rug! This one is a commission and I really enjoyed making it. Every rug and seat pad I make is a new challenge, and Valais is a lovely fleece to work with. The pics show both the fluffy top of the rug and the felted back.

Felted fleece commissions are now closed. I've had an awesome response from the sheep keepers of the uk to my previous p...
12/05/2026

Felted fleece commissions are now closed. I've had an awesome response from the sheep keepers of the uk to my previous post regarding commissions for felted fleece rugs. Thank you so much everyone who's contacted me! I now have as many commissions as I can cope with at this time, so I'm closing commissions for now. If you are interested, and would like to be added to a waiting list, I will keep your contact details and get back to you when I'm taking further orders. Thank you again.

Shearing time is upon us, and commissions for felted sheep fleece rugs are open! Just send me a complete unwashed fleece...
07/05/2026

Shearing time is upon us, and commissions for felted sheep fleece rugs are open! Just send me a complete unwashed fleece and I will make it into a beautiful felted fleece rug, which keeps the integrity of the fleece and celebrates British wool!! Any sheep breed considered - I haven't been beaten by one yet!! If you're not a sheep farmer/keeper yourself, I have a good selection of fleeces from various breeds (including my beautifully soft and curly Black Lincoln Longwools), all from local flocks so can discuss what you would like. I've attached some images of previous felted rugs. Please message for more info, prices etc on [email protected] or pm on Facebook. Delivery within UK only at present. Anne (Emily's a sheep!!)
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A lovely fleece from a different sheep breed today Valais Blacknose. This one will be a commission from a local lady her...
04/05/2026

A lovely fleece from a different sheep breed today Valais Blacknose. This one will be a commission from a local lady here in beautiful Shropshire. In the photo you can see it laid out with the top of the fleece upwards. It's been skirted (the grubby edges of the fleece being removed) and it will next be turned the other way up for the wet-felting process. Valais is an excellent fleece to work with, wonderfully soft when it's washed. If you look closely you can see the crimp in the fleece. It's in it's raw state at the moment - should be a lot whiter and softer once it's been felted and washed!! Jack was helping supervise the task today - though he didn't seem to be taking his work too seriously.....

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