These bowls are made using a combination of unprocessed fleece and locally dyed fleece from the ancient breed of seaweed eating sheep on North Ronaldsay here in Orkney. The hair, or kemp, has not been removed, giving the bowls a ‘hairy’ texture. The natural fleece colour ranges from pale grey to deep brown, and the blends of hand dyed colours evoke the sandy shore, lichen encrusted stone, the vibrant wildflowers of the midsummer meadow…
