We did an experiment in July 2022 with felting a back to a recently shaved fleece. The wool came from a Ouessant sheep. Below is a photo series with a bit of explanation on how we created a sheepskin without having to kill a sheep.

Here’s what we started …

Two weeks ago I finally managed to complete the felted slippers we started almost four years ago at the Permacultuur Festival (2019) in Belgium. Even though they came out a bit rough, they are quite comfortable to wear. We found them to work exceptionally well in plastic clogs.

Yesterday I …