Cross breeds seem to be the order of the day and we have a whole bunch of rare breed ruminants to choose from. All our sheepskin rugs come from animals that have already entered the food chain, and as such we receive the skins of animals that have been slaughtered. We don’t get to choose … Read more
Why are Brixham trawler sails red? People often wonder why the Brixham trawlers had red sails? Few of these boats are still water tight – and very few, if any, skippers will still be using the old methods of sail maintenance. But why where the sails painted red, is the red colour a preservative of … Read more
An excited dog barks, tail wagging, as it runs out from behind a snowy ATV – the Reindeer have arrived! Life won’t return to ‘normal’ for months. “What is good for the Reindeer is good for the Sami” Where do the Reindeer come from? It’s thought that after the last Ice Age reindeer began pushing … Read more
Spring is nearly sprung here in Devon (the snowdrops are out at any rate), and this means we need to make way for the new year’s stock. This makes it a good day to pick up a sheepskin of your own – we ship worldwide, so wherever you want to use one, it’s cool with … Read more
We like to work with skilled people, and our hunt has unearthed a real treasure in the form of a shepherd on Shetland raising sheep for wool. A shepherd on Shetland, one of the ancestral homes of British sheep full stop and forerunner of the UK Flock. Also, very far north. So far north in … Read more
For most of our customers, I suspect most people, standard luxury is probably better than much of the stuff at the “high end”, and definitely better than no luxury at all! I say this because as you go up in price flavours can become more of an acquired taste. Specific and developed in one particular area, … Read more
Can you wash a sheepskin at 60 degrees Celsius? (140 Fahrenheit) Can you wash a sheepskin at 60 degrees?. Will a sheepskin survive a very hot wash? A customer emailed in to see if sheepskins can be washed at 60 degrees Celsius. Her local dust mites had proven to be awful house guests and had … Read more
As the weeks wore on the beautiful clean lines, the thin steel banisters and hyper-polished concrete floor (even the kitchen worktops are made of concrete – poured into a mould in the basement and ground and polished on-site), seemed cold and left nowhere for the eye to rest. The underfloor heating elements work very well but the place lacked real warmth.
What reason could compel so many otherwise sensible, rational, people to disregard nearly sixteen million quality home-grown furs every year, even after they have already eaten the sheep?
How to (not) die on Dartmoor – Meet Kevin Kevin holds the view that the best way to explore Dartmoor is to put away the GPS and follow sheep paths and instinct. He explains why, between peat bogs and feather beds, it’s a bad idea. Kevin grew up on Dartmoor and walks without plan between … Read more