The Wet Sheep began when a daughter (Ronda) asked her mom (Frances) to knit a felted bag pattern that Ronda had come across online. Frances said “OK” and knit the bag for her daughter. This project reminded Frances of how much she loved to knit and she began to create more beautiful, hand-knit felted purses of her own. Ronda found more patterns for her mother to knit, but this time Frances was too busy with her own projects. So Ronda learned to knit too. Soon mother and daughter were designing their own knitted and felted bags and people wanted to buy the unique purses the pair created. That’s how The Wet Sheep was born.
All our Wet Sheep bags are knit by hand and then felted to create a wonderful, sturdy fabric. The purses created using this felting process are light weight and easy care. We use mostly wool and other animal fibers, such as mohair and alpaca. We don’t line our purses because it’s really unnecessary with a felted wool purse. Lining adds needless weight to your bag and makes it difficult to clean. Treat your unique handbag like a fine wool sweater: hand wash in cool water and block to dry.