Drift
Our Canadian farm where we spent the first fifteen years of marriage was open and flat with nothing but bleached stubble cover miles of grain fields. Fall settled in softly for a short time before it was pushed out with the bitter wind of winter. The air so cold and dry in Saskatchewan that the snow never stayed where it fell. It was lifted by the wind and tossed in heaps and drifts across the bare ground. I miss our Canadian farm for its wide open spaces, but the weather, I do not.
Size: 40” x 24”
What we love about it: The light sides against a grey back.
Wool: Gotland short shearling. Soft with a sheen. Medium grey with a brown strip.
Origin: Born & lovingly raised here at Living Sky Farm
Our Canadian farm where we spent the first fifteen years of marriage was open and flat with nothing but bleached stubble cover miles of grain fields. Fall settled in softly for a short time before it was pushed out with the bitter wind of winter. The air so cold and dry in Saskatchewan that the snow never stayed where it fell. It was lifted by the wind and tossed in heaps and drifts across the bare ground. I miss our Canadian farm for its wide open spaces, but the weather, I do not.
Size: 40” x 24”
What we love about it: The light sides against a grey back.
Wool: Gotland short shearling. Soft with a sheen. Medium grey with a brown strip.
Origin: Born & lovingly raised here at Living Sky Farm
THE PROCESS
These beautiful hides are tanned on our family farm in Indian Valley Idaho. The process is gentle and certified organic in England.
Why is there hay in my rug!!? In the sheep world it’s called “VM” or “vegetable matter”. The friendly process of taking each hide from the salted stage to a preserved rug leaves all the unique qualities of the animal intact. Bits of hay and seeds are a part of raising sheep. The most beautiful things in life aren’t always perfect. While we do our best to remove the big bits, removing it all would mean a completely different process that destroys what makes each hide unique.
THE SOURCE
Heritage hides are from sheep born here on the farm. Their original purpose is to supply our family and customers with meat. The moment lambs touch the ground they are cared for and shepherded in the most natural way possible.
Machine Washable. Click HERE for Instructions.
