Sheepskin #3 - 25" x 39"

This extra large sheepskin has short to medium, very dense 1-3" wool locks, a nice larger sheepskin for draping over the couch, your favorite reading nook, a camping bedroll or a bedroom rug. It has faint orange, green and blue paint marks on the rump wool, which the shepherds use to mark and identify sheep within the flock. The leather on this is thicker, but still quite supple with two holes that have been patched with sheepskin scraps & waxed linen thread.

This sheepskin was naturally veg tanned, from a sheep raised by Blackthorn Farm & Kitchen in Sandy Mush, NC. 

Approximate measurements taken from the leather side:  25" x 39"

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This hide is tanned with mimosa (Acacia mearnsii) tannin extract, with additional ingredients used in the process including: salt, citric acid, Charlie's soap, and distilled vinegar. They are softened with sunflower seed lecithin and organic 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, but when needed these are machine washable on a cold/gentle cycle! All sheepskin orders come with a care card explaining how to care for your sheepskin so it can be passed down for generations.