Fleece to Fashion
Below you'll find a selection of work over the past few years showcasing Torie's most beloved woven work sent across the world. The first design of each product is kept by Torie as a reference for the next.
To see more of Torie's work, find her on Instagram under 'feralfibres'.
From left to right:
Handspun Shetland X Romney sourced from Fernhill Fibre, woven into an open long sleeve jacket (Personal Item).
Handspun Ryeland sourced from a friends smallholding outside of Petworth, woven into a Poncho with a Triskle design and wool tassels around the edge (Netherlands)
Handspun panel coat, using a variety of wool and alpaca fibres from North England. With a Hebridean lock collar woven into the neckline, braided cords with tassels. Wensleydale fringe on the base. (Netherlands)
Handspun Shetland and Alpaca Asymetric gilet style waistcoat sourced from North England. Featuring antler toggles. (USA)
From left to right:
Handspun cropped waistcoat with hood and pockets, using Ryeland and Harting Black. A popular design recreated many times. Featuring an antler toggle. (Brighton)
Handspun Shetland X Romney wool from Fernhill Fibre, woven into a floor length coat as requested by the customer. Including hood and pockets. Antler toggles to fasten. Buttom details on the sleeve to tighten the sleeve around thr wrist. (Kent)
Handspun Ryeland, hand dyed and handspun green Sheltand woven into a full length waistcoat with hood and pockets. Antler toggles to fasten. (Norfolk)
A closer view of the floor length coat showing more detail. (Kent)
From left to right:
Handspun Harting Black, Ryeland and a variety of wool sourced from North England. Woven into a panel coat with Wensleydale fringe, Harting Black locks on the collar and tassels. Recreation of above panel coat. (Devon)
Back view of cropped waistcoat from previous photo showcasing the hood and added tassel. (Brighton)
Hand woven long poncho using a cotton/linen blend in yellow and green sourced from Yorkshire. (Brighton)
Hand woven 3/4 length poncho using a cotton/linen blend in purple and lilac sourced from Yorkshire. (USA)
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Hand dyed yarn, hand woven into a 3/4 length poncho with a twisted fringe. (USA)
Hand spun Castle Milk Moorit sourced from North England, woven into a cropped waiscoat. Hood and pockets, secured using an antler toggle. (Personal Item)
Back view of above panel coat showing spine detail and gradiant. (Netherlands)
Handspun Corridale wool sourced from North England, woven into floor length cloak. Lined with british wool felt. Including hood and additional metal clasp detailing. (Wales)