Felt Shoulder Bag - Maaike Green

Felt Shoulder Bag--Maaike

Size: 22cm wide, 28cm high

Designed and handcrafted by the very talented, Wendy Martin. This bag is inspired by our 'Mai Mai' Maaike. Wendy used cleaned and carded wool fleece from our small flock of Zwartbles sheep, embellished with green merino, fiery golden silk and glass beads. Handmade Zwartbles rope handle.

NOTE: The item you see in this photo is the item you will receive. 

A little history

Our great friend and fellow Friesian lover Wendy Martin is a hugely talented artist and has lovingly hand-felted unique 'Clutch bags', 'scarves',  'pocket hugs' and 'tote bags' using the wool from our small family of Zwartble sheep (Connie, Damson, Pfizer, Astra & Zeneca) to help raise funds for our Sanctuary.

After the sheep were sheared ahead of warmest weather, their  fleeces were professionally scoured and carded to produce soft and springy roving, ideal for felting. The natural rich dark chocolate / black wool is flecked with occasional white.

Each creation includes some of this beautiful fleece and a variety of yarns, fabrics and other embellishments, all inspired by the individual themed colours of each horse in our Friesian family.

We're grateful to Wendy for her generous donation--and to you for purchasing her one-of-a-kind creations to benefit the sanctuary!