With winter around the corner I thought it would be a perfect time to share the cozy creations of Bure Bure. Inga and her husband Peter design wooly pieces of wearable art on their farm in Lithuania. Bure Bure has such a variety of beautiful designs, from modern and minimal to delicate and romantic. All are handmade using soft merino wool, silk and local coarse wooled sheep wool. Inga explains the motivation behind her work, " I love the purity, ecology of the wet felting process and such features of handmade felt as its adaptability to the environment temperature, its curative characteristics. Until now felt for me is like an archaic miracle, the first textile technology that has survived for thousands years, so complex at a first glance and so brilliantly simple when you master it. Felt is a natural and renewable material, made of wool, using just hot water and olive oil soap - one of the purest processes in textile."

One of Inga's unique designs are the 2 color felted booties made of Australian soft Merino wool that gently message your feet. The insulation properties of the wool make your feet warm when the weather is cold and cool when the weather is hot. They are available in a variety of colors with the option of four different soles allowing them to be worn inside and out.

Bure Bure shoes are custom made to fit even in children sizes. A family set makes a wonderful gift!

The ecological slipper below is especially "green". This style is made using local resources only,a Lithuanian local coarse wooled sheep breed with a certificate of Lithuanian national heritage. Contributing to the preservation of Lithuanian coarse wooled sheep, current population is only 134. The wool is carded locally, during carding process wool is washed and cleaned without any chemical treatment. It is not carbonized just 100% unbleached and undyed natural fleece. Inga says the coarse wool texture stimulates blood circulation, invigorating your skin.

Bure Bure has so many beautiful and colorful styles stop by their Etsy shop to take a look around and get in to a cozy winter mood!

Tania Cavenecia Torres is an artist and jewelry designer who finds her Peruvian heritage and love of travel a constant source of inspiration. She shares a peek into the lives of artisans and their creative use of natural resources from around the globe. She also writes on her own blog, taniacaveneciatorres.blogspot.com.

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