Naturally Bark-Tanned Sheepskin/Hide

These sheepskins are naturally-preserved pieces of the Taste of the Wind Flock, and I hope they warm your home as much as they have warmed my heart up to this point! Each sheepskin was produced by one of my butcher lambs last fall. Here is a little bit about the process that leads up to a completed, tanned sheepskin: First, it takes around 7 months to grow this hide and all of the wool on it. Icelandic sheep are born with about an inch of wool and they grow about 1 inch of wool every month. These hides are literally a fluffy form of converted Wyoming sunshine, as my butcher lambs eat a diet of Wyoming Rangeland plants. Second, in the fall, I bring my lambs to the butcher to be converted into nourishment for my meat customers. The butcher removes the hides and gives me a call when they are ready to be picked up. I bring salt with me to place on the hides and prevent bacterial growth immediately. Third, I soak the hides to rehydrate them when I am ready to start the tanning process. Then