Welcome to Fellview Fibres. If you have any questions or requests, please contact me at carol@fellviewfibres.co.uk
23rd December 2024 - The shop is now open as normal. Sadly, due to the new European GPSR regulations, at present, I cannot send items to the EU or Northern Ireland. Any orders placed will be fully refunded. I am hoping to find a 'work around' for this issue. As soon as a way forward is found, I look forward to trading with my lovely customers in the EU again.
Dispatch times at present will be approximately 5-6 weeks
UK shipping will be sent via Royal Mail (either first class or tracked 48) and all international orders will be sent using a tracked method. Once your item is shipped I will send you an email with your tracking information. Please note - for some of the dispatch messages that I have sent from the shop email address have been delivered to spam/junk folders - so please check these folders to check for replies and tracking information.
This is the first colourway to come out of my lovely day at the Eskdale show. I call it 'Fellside Matriarch' as the Herwick lambs start off black and slowly turn a brownish red and eventually to a soft grey as they get older. The ewes that have won all of the ribbons must be at least 2 years old.
These ewes are extremely important to the flock, as they are the ones that are 'hefted' to the fell. When the ewes and lambs are returned to the fells after lambing the ewes 'teach' their offspring where their territory is on the open fellside.
I adore the Herdwick sheep, and have done ever since a child, when I only knew them as 'Buttermere sheep'. Despite this, the gradient does not contain any Herdwick fibre. Herwick wool has many fine qualities, but being next to the skin soft is not one of them. Therefore this gradient, mirroring the gentle colours of the older 'matriarch' ewes is made from soft 21 micron merino and beautiful baby llama.
You will recieve 7 mini batts carefully blended, that together will make up just over 100g of fibre. The fibres in these batts will felt. If you do not wish them to, hand wash in cool water.
