Where flock, fibre & fashion collide
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.
Goatherdess to Garment
stand out from the flock.
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 Lydia Cable Knit Jacket, may take up to 6 weeks.
A little time for something made to be cherished for years.
handmade to order.
cherished forever.
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.
country Companions
REMNANTS REIMAGINED
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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.
Voice of The Forgotten Flocks
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.
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.
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.
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.
