This little sheep went to market…
Little Beau Sheep came about in the most unlikely way. At the time, I was a mum of two little girls living in a small flat with no garden. So I was reliant on a tumble dryer to get a quick turnaround on all that babywear.
In a spin over tumble drying
To speed things up, I’m now ashamed to say I bought plastic tumble dryer balls. The noise was unbearable, however, and they soon showed signs of damage. Plus, I really didn’t want to add to the world’s plastic woes.
Wool and lanolin: a natural solution
I was taking a course in felting at the time and looked to nature for inspiration. Being in the Dales, sheep became my muse. I already knew about the softening power of lanolin as I’d used it on my babies’ skin. The penny dropped and my felted sheep took their first silent fluffy tumble in the dryer.
Mums’ army
The beating heart of Little Beau Sheep is my clever and crafty mums’ army of makers and doers. Together we create by hand the woolly dryer balls that are still a firm favourite with customers around the globe. Sisters are doing it for themselves!
Flying the flag for British Wool
As a passionate believer in the power of British Wool, it’s always heartening to see its importance recognised and celebrated. So when I won the Small Business Sunday Award in 2019, I was quite frankly, over the moon. Only around 1% of the hundreds of thousands of entries win, so it was a very special feeling.
