For centuries, sheep farmers and country folk have known that no natural or man-made fiber possesses the virtues of 100% sheepskin. The unique combination of leather skin on one side and wool fur on the other lends it remarkable properties.

Sheepskin wool is soft and resilient. Its fibers breathe, acting like a natural thermostat for your body. These hollow fibers can absorb up to 30% of their own weight in moisture without feeling wet, keeping you perfectly dry regardless of the weather. The free flow of air between you and the sheepskin fibers is a comforting change from the clamminess of leather and vinyl.

Ounce for ounce, sheepskin is stronger than steel. Your sheepskin items will last for years with minimal care: most often, only brushing, shaking out, or vacuuming is required. Impossible to copy synthetically, sheepskin and its wool fibers offer an astounding list of natural qualities.

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• wool does not shed, because it's attached to the skin. It isn't woven and then brushed up, like wool pile fabric that is loose enough to be pulled out or worn off. Sheepskin wool is embedded into the leather.

• resists snags, tears, wrinkles, soiling and pilling.

• drapes beautifully; never sags and retains shape.

• is static-free.

• is flame resistant.

• is wind-proof.

• stays warm even when wet.

• sheepskin footwear is extremely beneficial to sufferers of inflammatory foot ailments such as arthritis, due to its comforting warmth.

• is a natural moisturizer due to the high content of lanolin in the wool.

• is water resistant. The seeded skin side is naturally water resistant; however, we recommend spraying the leather side of the skin with a water repellant.

Sheepskin is washable. Most sheepskin products can be gently hand- or machine-washed. We recommend using our special Sheepskin Detergent for all your washable sheepskin. Please view our How to Care for Sheepskin page for more complete information on this topic.

Sheepskin is a pure organic product, unlike any other fiber in the world. Sheepskin will return, in time, to its constituent elements. A sheepskin pelt is only one of many byproducts of the sheep farming industry. This byproduct of the food and wool industry is tanned and used in many wonderful ways rather than being discarded. At the end of a sheep's life, nothing is wasted. The whole animal is used, including bones and hooves. Sheepskin, like wood, is one of the few raw materials that nature will never exhaust. Its value as both a food source and a production material is therefore both aesthetic and ecological. 

NOTE:  The color of my sheepskin products may differ from the color on the website, as sheepskin is a natural product; each skin can vary slightly in color and texture.  Additionally, the exact color shown on a computer screen can vary from monitor to monitor.