| Glastonbury
in Somerset, the 'Sheepskin' County of England
www.sheepskin.co.uk
Sheepland
is a family run business creating the most beautiful sheepskin
products in our farmyard workshop near Glastonbury, in the English
county of Somerset. We make our slippers from natural
sheepskin and they are crafted by hand.
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The pace
here is slow, the people friendly and often set in their ways. The traditional industries
of sheep farming and basket weaving from willow, growing in the Somerset levels
remain much as they were, reduced but surviving.
We wanted to be a part of this place, coming from the turmoil of the city to the peace and
tranquillity of our hillside. The cottage where the business is located is
170 years old. Sheepland Crafts moved here from Glastonbury around
1989. The workshop is surrounded by fields, the cows and sheep
grazing, supply the background hum of activity. We have become garden lovers, creating from our field traditional borders, alive with bees and
butterflies. Wildlife ponds, buzz with dragonflies, and ripple with
frogs, diving beetles, and newts.
The business makes hand-made sheepskin products. Ladies with skilled fingers cut and sew
the fleece, to make soft slippers, our wonderful rocking sheep, children's slippers,
booties, rugs and Teddy Bears. Visit our Sheepskin
Catalogue
Page
to view our products. Some of our other items are supplied either
locally or from distributers.
It was important to us that the business continued to employ these
craftspeople otherwise, like so many other traditional skills, their expertise would
possibly be lost forever.
Contact us:
Sheeplandcrafts@btinternet.com
Tel/Fax 44(0)1458 850991
Links:
Home
Page
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http://www.somersetgateway.com/
http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/towns/montacute.htm
http://www.mendip.gov.uk/Mendip/tourism.nsf/pages/glastonbury.html
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Baby Rugs Sheepskin
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Our Story
Sometimes you have dream, sometimes you try to make it happen, sometimes you forget all
about it. We had a dream, not of grandeur and riches but of limestone walls and leaded
windows. A sense of history with misty mornings shrouding an ancient land.
Somerset is King Arthur country. Glastonbury Tor and the Isle of Avalon
are across the Mendip Hills to the north. The Tor is visible when the
winter strips the trees. According to legend, King Arthur's gallant knights roamed the land, with honour and
bravery as their watchword. Sir Lancelot and Guinevere, Merlin and the young King galloped
over these hills. The stone cottages nestle calmly, watching the progress of the years,
the lights from windows glowing over a land of enchantment. Somerset has
a true mystery, a special feeling, inexplicable to those who have not
experienced the almost magical beauty of the environment. This is
reflected in the numbers of alternative therapists, artists, and
writers who choose to
reside in the area. The visitors flock to Glastonbury,
especially in the Summer months, to witness and enjoy the history and
ethos of the area.
Wells Cathedral is
nearby, an ancient historical site built around a series of 'Wells',
these are deep pools of blue black water, used to serve the people who
flocked to the ancient town. The oldest intact street in Europe
nestles behind the cathedral, a monument to the building skills of the
day.
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