Lucy Lamb Crafts

Lucy

I was given a black lamb for my 21st birthday. That was Lucy. I brought her and 5 others back from Wales. I rented land and my flock increased to about 40 ewes at one time. Lucy lived 18 years. Coloured wool is not favoured by the Wool Board as it limits dyeing potential, but the natural variations in colour make products interesting and unique. I had always wanted to learn to spin wool and coloured wool seemed ideal to me.

Latch hook rugs and cushions

Lucy Lamb Crafts happened when I was working for the lady who ran the local farmers market. She encouraged me to have a stall. Mum had started a latch hook rug years before and never finished it. I dug it out of the attic, we finished it and I thought of making rugs, cushions and draught excluders from my sheep's wool. We used unspun fleece latched into canvas which gives a finish similar to sheepskin, without having to kill the sheep.

Latch hook kits and hanging basket lining

The kit idea materialised because of my lack of time for latching. I also hit upon using the wool for lining hanging baskets. It does the job well and looks good. There are pictures of some of my latch hook creations here.

Products

Price List
Product Size Price
Rug kit (plain, sheep or mixed colour)** large (150 x 70cm) £25
Rug kit **(as above) small (45 x 70cm) £15
Cushion kit *(as above) 42 x 42 cm £13
Draught Excluder kit** 90 cm long £10
Hanging basket lining wool Will line 12" basket £1.50

Kit Contents

**The rug and draught excluder kits contain washed fleece, canvas, latch hook and instructions.

*The cushion kits contain washed fleece, canvas, latch hook, cushion pad and instructions. Backing not included.

Post and packing £3 on orders up to £30. Over £30 p & p free.

Lucy Lamb and her mother