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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: kmorison on October 18, 2012, 12:35:28 pm

Title: tanning
Post by: kmorison on October 18, 2012, 12:35:28 pm

Does anyone know where we can take jacob fleeces to be made into rugs ?

Title: Re: tanning
Post by: Fleecewife on October 18, 2012, 12:43:28 pm

Do you mean skins to be tanned or fleece to be woven?
 
Skins need to be salted within a couple of hours of slaughter then can be sent to Devonia or to Nicki Port.  There is also Skyeskins but they are not really set up for mass production.
 
If you mean fleeces to be woven into rugs, this can be done through The Natural Fibre Co, who will spin the fleece then forward the yarn to a weaver in Wales.

Title: Re: tanning
Post by: kmorison on October 18, 2012, 01:27:40 pm

It's 7 Jacob skins to be made into rugs. Do you have contact details for Devonia or Nicki Port ? Or would Skye skins take 7 ?

Title: Re: tanning
Post by: kmorison on October 18, 2012, 01:28:25 pm

Just to confirm, I'd like them tanned not woven.

Title: Re: tanning
Post by: SallyintNorth on October 18, 2012, 01:33:48 pm

Quote from: kmorison on October 18, 2012, 01:27:40 pm

It's 7 Jacob skins to be made into rugs. Do you have contact details for Devonia or Nicki Port ? Or would Skye skins take 7 ?

Devonia (http://www.devoniaproducts.co.uk/)