Large collars - madder red

These are somewhere between blood red and a deep, deep pink, dyed with madder root. Laces are sheep leather tanned with tanoak bark, available in 3 versions: #1 overdyed with logwood and iron to a dark grey (this collar also leans more pink than red), #2 medium length grain on brown leather, #3 extra long brown suede.

This sheepskin was naturally veg tanned by me, from sheepskins salvaged from the waste stream of a butcher outside of Marion, NC. 

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My sheepskins are tanned with mimosa (Acacia mearnsii) tannin extract, with additional ingredients used in the process including: salt, citric acid, soap, and distilled vinegar. They are softened with sheep tallow soap, sunflower seed lecithin, and sunflower oil.

Because the tanning and washing process I use does not involve harsh petroleum-derived solvents, and instead mostly handwork, the wool may contain seeds or small pieces of leaves and other vegetable matter, and it may also retain a faint smell of sheep and bark. Enjoy it! To care for this hide, air it out often. You can handwash with warm water and soap and line dry, or fill your washer and allow to soak. More info on my process, cleaning & care.