Contemporary Country Clothing

The Collection

Goatherdess to Garment

Goatherdess to Garment is the journey from our flock to your wardrobe.

We care for rare and minority breed sheep and Angora goats on our Scottish smallholding, gathering the wool and mohair they naturally provide. In our Wool Room and on-farm studio, these fibres are carefully selected and transformed into cloth, knitwear and garments in small quantities, shaped by what each season gives us.

From the animals we know, to the clothes we make — every piece carries a little of the place it came from.

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A young woman with reddish hair standing outdoors on a grassy field, dressed in a white lace long-sleeve blouse, layered with a brown wool sleeveless sweater, and a long plaid skirt with black shoes, with willow trees in the background.
Woman standing on a rural road with grass and trees in the background, wearing a dark blue cardigan with buttons, a bow at neckline, a long navy skirt, navy gloves, and holding a wide-brimmed straw hat decorated with flowers and a ribbon.

stand out from the flock.

The Wardrobe
A young woman with long brown hair, wearing a beige tweed jacket and plaid skirt, sitting on a wooden gate in front of a brick wall with plants.

handmade to order.
cherished forever.

The flock gifts us a finite amount of fleece each year. Once each season’s harvest has been transformed into yarn and cloth, it cannot be replenished until the seasons turn again.

For this reason, every piece is made to order, using the wool and mohair available from that season’s harvest. Each garment is made especially for you, with care given to the fibre, the craftsmanship and the person who will wear it.

Most pieces take approximately 3–4 weeks to make and deliver. Our hand-knitted pieces, such as the Barton Cable Knit Jacket, may take up to 6 weeks.

A little time for something made to be cherished for years.

A soft plush linen lamb doll with a curly wool head, embroidered facial features, wearing a white collar, dark olive dress and brown shoes, positioned next to vintage books and a floral-patterned container filled with dried flowers.
A soft plush linen lamb doll with a curly wool head, embroidered facial features, wearing a white collar, dark olive dress and brown shoes, positioned next to vintage books and a floral-patterned container filled with dried flowers.

country Companions 

Not everything the flock gives us is suited to becoming yarn, and not every piece of cloth finds its way into a garment.

Our Country Companions are the natural next chapter for these fibres and fabrics — bringing new life to wool that is unsuitable for spinning, and to remnants left from our clothing.

From linen lambs to needle-felted cotton-reel companions, each little friend is made by hand and given a character of its own — a small story shaped from what was already here.

REMNANTS REIMAGINED

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A woman with brown hair styled in an updo, wearing earrings and a green knitted sweater with a large hole on the back, standing outdoors in a blurred natural setting.
A woman in a pink faux fur coat, black dress, black gloves, and black heels sitting on a wooden chair in a room with a wooden desk and a window.
A young woman with brown hair, wearing a beige sweater and plaid skirt, sits on the grass in an outdoor field with a house and trees in the background.
A wide-brimmed straw hat with a ribbon tied in a bow is resting on a metal garden chair. A white clutch purse hangs from the chair's backrest, which has a decorative cut-out pattern. The scene is set outdoors in a garden with pink flowers and a stone wall in the background.
A black vintage clutch purse with a gold floral and pearl decorative clasp, placed on a marble surface with black gloves in front.

Featured in Press

The logo of the Financial Times, featuring a beige square with the initials 'FT' in bold, and the words 'Financial Times' in dark letters next to it.
A black logo with intricate silver design featuring a bee and the text 'The Scotsman Scottish Monthly'.
A colorful logo with the words 'TIEKNOT' in large pink and red letters and 'SEX' and 'O' letters below in gray and pastel colors.
A woman managing a flock of sheep in a grassy field with rolling hills and cloudy skies in the background.
A woman managing a flock of sheep in a grassy field with rolling hills and cloudy skies in the background.

Voice of The Forgotten Flocks

Goatherdess began with me, Polly, and three Angora goats on a Highland smallholding. Over the years, the flock grew — and with it came a growing love for the rare and endangered breeds of sheep whose wool once clothed rural communities, but whose stories are now too easily forgotten.

Today, Goatherdess is a life lived with wool. The flock who give it are raised here on our smallholding, known individually and cared for throughout their lives. Their fleece is gathered with care and transformed, by my hands, into clothing made slowly and thoughtfully to last.

Through Goatherdess, I hope to give these remarkable animals a voice — carrying their fibres, their stories and their place in our future.

Our Flock
Illustration of a flowering herb with white blossoms and green leaves.
Illustration of a plant with white flowers and green leaves.

FLOCK
We raise and care for rare & endangered sheep breeds and minority breed Angora goats on our Highland Smallholding. Their welfare, longevity, and place in the landscape come first — always.

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OUR VALUES

FIBRE
Their fleeces are gently transformed into yarns, tweeds, knitwear, and mohair fabrics, left in their natural shades or softly plant-dyed to honour the true character of the wool.

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FASHION
Each piece is thoughtfully made — slowly, to order or in small batches — shaping fibre into garments and collectibles designed to be worn, cherished, and kept.

A large sewing needle piercing through a piece of fabric with a curved pattern.

SEASONAL
Each solstice and equinox brings its own quiet edit, shaped by what the sheep gift us — a new wrap, a different shade of skirt, a subtle addition. Each piece is designed to sit alongside what came before, to be worn, layered and lived in, becoming part of a wardrobe that grows gently with the seasons.

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