Hand felted cruelty-free Gotland + Cotswold fleece with gray Corriedale wool backing.

Size: 2 foot diameter

It is believed that Gotland sheep are descendants of flocks first established on the Swedish island of Gotland during the Viking era. Gotland sits in the middle of the Baltic Sea, and was a thriving trading center for the Vikings, who transported sheep during their expeditions.

The Cotswold is a longwool sheep breed developed on the Cotswold Hills in the west of England. Sheep have been known in this region since the time of the Roman conquest 2,000 years ago, and the breed may descend in part from the white sheep brought to England by the Romans. The Cotswold breed has been flagged as a threatened by the Livestock Conversancy (read more here).