The fleece came off the sheep in one piece and looked very much like a ready made rug.
It was time to try out my newly learnt felting skills and make a sheepskin rug with no skin and a live sheep. It sounds like a win win situation but as usual it is no pain no gain!
A great deal of elbow grease is needed to felt the carded fleece backing.
As you can see Baxter really enjoys the final result.
I needed
A whole or part fleece
Carded fleece for felting
A cane blind
Netting (curtain net)
Table
Broom handle
Ties
Soap bars
Washing up liquid (alkaline)
Neutral detergent
Lots of warm water
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