Viking Wool Collar – Wilma

Viking wool collar handcrafted using Wilma’s shaggy wild fleece. This is a large size collar that extends down the back it is a bit of a cape/collar hybrid designed to keep out the cold and look amazing. Made entirely by sheep and hand from natural wool. The felted underside is thick and inlaid with a pretty design made from hand-spun yarn carefully worked into the felt. The inner edge of the collar has been hand-stitched with handspun yarn and two lengths of matching felted cord are attached to each side enabling you to securely fasten the collar and adding to its beautiful wild design.  A very unique special piece made with love and care that will keep you warm in the wilderness and make a statement at ceremonies, celebrations and festivals. It is perfect for weddings, vikings, halloween costumes, cosplay and fancy dress.

It is important to me to know where every part of my crafts comes from and I am always open and honest with you lot too. The curly fleece used to make this collar comes from Wilma the Greyface Dartmoor sheep. The other woolly elements come from other sheep in the flock, Alice, Norbert, Lily and Daffodil have all contributed. Everything is made by my own hands and the sheep here.

Size: A large size collar that will fit most if not all adults. Please see the last two photos for some approximate measurements.

Wool texture: The feel of this fleece is hairy and coarse. The underside felt may feel prickly where the base of the locks have worked through the felt, this means it is well felted.

Colour: Mostly creamy white with light grey decoration on the underside felt.

VM(aka hay/grass seeds etc): I have done my very best to remove any remnants of the Welsh hillside from this collar. However, you may still find the odd little bit of dried leaf and grass seeds as this is a natural handmade piece.

All felted fleece pieces moult or shed to some degree some more than others. With this particular fleece collar from Wilma there is moderate hairloss this is the nature of coarse hairy fleeces.

All my sheep are hand-shorn by me with traditional blade shears taking great care not to harm the sheep or fleece…

This is a completely handmade product with almost every element created by myself andWilma and the flock at our farm in Wales. The sale of it directly sustains the sheep and enables them to live out their whole lives here munching away growing beautiful wool. You can’t get more ethical than that.

If you have any questions or queries at all please send me a message I will be happy to help.

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A lot of time, care and love goes into all my items they are all individually made one at a time my hands and sheep – from caring for and shearing the sheep, washing the wool and crafting an item to the packaging and posting – hand (and sheep) made in the truest sense of the word.

Any questions just send me a message I will always do my best to help.

Postage is with Royal Mail Tracked 24 hour delivery and items are dispatched within 1-5 working days. If you require different postage or are an overseas buyer please contact me before purchasing to arrange.

Combined Postage I do combine postage on multiple items if it is not done automatically at checkout I will refund you any overcharges after checkout.

Post Packaging In an effort to be more eco-friendly most of the outer post packaging I send items in is reused aka recycled packaging that we have received parcels in ourselves or that has been gifted to me to put to good use.

OVERSEAS BUYERS I do ship worldwide but the shop is currently set to UK customers only. Please contact me if you are overseas and I will arrange the purchase for you. You will incur an extra postage charge which may vary depending on location, plus any taxes or customs charges your country places upon the parcel.

RETURNS If you are unhappy with your item please contact me within 5 days of receiving it. All items must be returned in their original unused condition and buyer pays return postage.

If you have any problems with your order please contact me and I will do my best to help.

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We keep a well-loved, high welfare flock of pet and rescue sheep on the Llyn Peninsular in North Wales. Our sheep are a part of the family and each is known by name. All our wool and makes are vegetarian-friendly as we do not breed or sell sheep for the meat market and our sheep live out their natural lives with us. I am a full-time mum and shepherdess. In my (none existent!) free time I make things from wool from the sheep in order to sustain them.

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