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Title: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: southernskye on April 03, 2013, 07:09:16 pm

I tried in market Place, perhaps I should have asked in crafts?
 
Looking for a pair for Mother. need the full-back sort, not the open back (mules? What does a bloke know about slippers?!  ;D ).
 
Over to you chaps and chapesses
Rgds
Sskye
 

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: southernskye on April 03, 2013, 09:03:05 pm

Oh well  :) , anyway, got a nice pair via SkyeSkyns
Worth a look if ever you are up this way or via their web page.
rgds
Sskye.

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: Blinkers on April 03, 2013, 10:06:54 pm

Hiya - I've got the sheepskins and the machine just haven't got around to making anything with 'em yet  :innocent: .    I was going to a Gillet first as I thought that might be a simple pattern.   Slippers are a bit more complicated although I have made felted ones before (with and without soles) which have been a success (apparently)  :eyelashes:

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: southernskye on April 04, 2013, 07:12:45 am

Then, next time Blinkers, I shall PM you and see if you have reached the dizzy heights of really warm n comfy slipper production ;D . Good luck.
Sskye

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: Backinwellies on April 04, 2013, 08:16:55 am

Sounds like a possible market  Mandy?

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: Blinkers on April 04, 2013, 07:28:50 pm

Right, that's inspired me now so will first of all TIDY UP the (rather grandly named) Craft Room and unbox the sheepskins that I kept back from a couple of years ago and .......hmmm....better find a Gillet Pattern first  :fc: .   I've got an old pair of sheepskin slippers that I kept to take apart and use as a template.....but I think I need to "keep it simple" for starters  ::) ::)

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: southernskye on April 05, 2013, 07:16:07 am

If you get really good with the skins, I may well be looking for a pair of made to measure sheepskin seat covers later this year for the truck:-))!
Have fun
Rgds
Sskye

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: jools66 on April 26, 2013, 08:45:55 pm

Hi
I think sheepskin seat covers sounds great :excited:
I would also be interested in slippers and the gilet so i will be watching this space  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Anyone here make sheepskin slippers?
Post by: Blinkers on April 26, 2013, 10:28:14 pm

Yikes, bet get crackin then  :thinking: