Featured Sheep wool rug with bears never seen

I have been searching and searching and nothing. This is real sheep wool and I cannot find anything like it, has that vintage smell.
Any clues to where it might have been made ?

Thank You

Billy D.

 

Billy, I'm wondering if maybe it was a craftsperson who made it(?)

Years ago, when we lived in the DC area, we used to go every year to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. It was a kick - all sheep & lamb - for show & for dinner - as well as sheep-related & wool crafts of every sort imaginable.

I KNOW there many sorts of sheepskin rugs, all hand made, and may of them were embellished, much as yours has been. I don't specifically recall any with BEARS on them, but why not, right?

 

Try alpaca or llama

 

Many of us here have that smell so.....

 

Hi BillyD

These are baby rugs or mattress cushions

I had a large plain one, and it was indeed wonderful to sleep on!

 

That sounds like it was a fun time...Yeah your most likely right about it being a Crafts person who made it. thanks

 

Very good idea Terry, I will research that tonight but hope my brain don't blow.
Thanks man....

 

Good to know King, my whole place smells antique, kinda of spooky sometimes but cool.

 

Right On ! Baby rugs, now it makes sense. Where you a baby when you had yours ?

 

Nah... Goodwill find. I think it was 4x6 and I used it as a rug in front of my couch - my nieces and nephews loved sleeping overnight on it.

Once it yellowed, I couldn't bring it back to its original glory

Cute bears!

 

Not goodwill but a different thrift store. To cute rug for me though.

 

Well, Billy, that doesn't surprise me in the least! (Now, if you had a little kid, that would be a different story.)

Of course, if you lived in a colder climate, you'd probably appreciate getting out of bed in the early morning & stepping on that snuggly rug, instead of on the cold, hard floor!

 

As a child in the 70's my parents took me to Canada and there were a lot of fur rugs for sale in the tourist venues. My mother bought one as a matter of fact. It was goat I believe and smelled somewhat strange.

 

It had been 'ram'paging about on a stinky old farm.

 

70's cool, strange smell for sure..

 

Smells like wet wool, probably - it's not processed like the wool in fabric. Mine had a distinct smell.

 

The smell isn't to strong, just a light musty smell. Have any idea on value ?