Budding  'tuffetees' have been busy in Devon and Dorset making their own Tam Tuffets in the  festival craft workshops at the Pennymoor Song and Ale fest and the Wessex Festival. The  natural craft workshops have been said to have brought a relaxing 'time-out' from the hub bub and fast pace of life! Young and old have enjoyed participating in this traditional craft creating their own tuffets from the choice of fleece available.

The absolutely best thing about making tuffets is that tuffets make you smile! Sitting on one, making one or just handling them on the stall - everyone smiles! Liam, above, bravely sat with older folk and worked really hard to create a woollen tuffet to be proud of, a brilliant moment of the festival. The biggest problem was holding dad back as he couldn't stop himself trying to help - definitely a 'wannabe tuffetee!'

Luxury Natural-Fibre Bedroll
Camping is the most wonderful natural experience, outdoors, nature, open fires, what could possibly be a downside? Nothing really.....if you are prepared for those cold damp nights. As the heat of the day is replaced with the beauty of the night sky so the condensation begins and as  the night draws to an end the beautiful morning dew refreshes mother earth all around us. It is then that the very cold of the night and early morning can seep into your soul and sleeping bag!! The new luxurious wool bed roll is the answer to this dilemma. Lightweight, natural insulation, deliciously sheepy and 100% organic.

This particular luxury bedroll is approx 5'  x 20" wide and is available at £75.00 (free postage)
Requests can be made for various colours and size (see tuffet stockroom for tuffet range) - price will be set according to requirements.
Please e.mail any queries to tuffets@hotmail.co.uk

Tuffet workshops at Bristol Folk Festival

Bristol Folk Festival proved to be a great experience for concert goers, musicians and apprentice 'tuffetees'!
Each night was headed with amazing bands, Saturday night Show of Hands, Sunday Cara Dillon and Monday night the Afro Celt Sound System - but that was not all by any means! Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston, The Young'uns, Whizz Jones, Tucker Zimmerman, Rory McLeod and the Familiar Strangers, 3 Daft Monkeys,

Mawkin - the list goes on and on........ Not only great entertainers but workshops, craft stalls, good food and great beer particularly Gem from the Bath brewery.

The Tuffeteer had a great workspace to run workshops thoughout the days and to sell a little piece of Bottom Heaven to the folk of Bristol - life is just simply incomplete without a tuffet! Check out more photos on the Tuffeteer's Facebook page.

The 4' Talan was very popular being destined as a rocking chair cushion, a natural fibre lightweight bed roll for camping and another for the perfectly natural eco-friendly mattress topper in a caravan - what more could you ask for than a luxurious night of sleep in deliciously sheepy comfort snuggled into a fine wool super tuffet!

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A beautiful chair, but oh so hard without a wool tuffet!

Tuffet workshops at the Crediton Folk Festival

Crediton festival had such a wonderful line up of diverse performances this year. Amongst the acts on offer were the wonderful tones and songs of the traditional folk singer were heard from the amazing Mike Nicholson - once heard never forgotten.The hard-hitting lyrics from the band Seize the Day, a self-claimed radical English acoustic band with global roots. This band is not afraid to support action groups at any front-line protests, with their songs  being testament to their strong beliefs that celebrate, inspire and support the liberation of life.A totally different Blue grass flavour was to be found with the young up and coming group from Cornwall, Blue Horyzon featured in this video clip below:-

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Another fine artiste that would make any festival complete is the very fine Nicola Clark who began life in a convent school - very strict and spiritual where she  sang in the choir. She went on to complete a BA in Fine Art, Painting in London. Nicola has also lived at an Ayurvedic (natural Indian medicine) Ashram in India for 7 years where she illustrated their local magazine and started to write devotional songs. Today she is a very entertaining and passionate singer and artiste that should not be missed!


If Morris dancing is for you then you wouldn't have been disappointed with sides such as, Raddon Hill North West Clog, Dr Turberville's Morris, Wreckers Morris, Hobos Morris, and a host of Plymothians - Plymouth Morris Men, Plymouth Maids, Plymouth Mummers to delight and amuse you.

Amidst this array of fine entertainment The Tuffeteer ran a craft workshop for the lucky few to learn the ancient skills of eco-friendly tuffet making and  for the nominal charge of £5.00 created their very own rather good wool tuffets to be used throughout the festival and beyond!!

Unusual Easter Gift - tuffets vs chocolate!

Take a really good look at the letters!! Fine sheepdog work!! 

                 The spring is sprung; the fleece are ris'

                 I wonder where dem tuffets is?

Easter is nearly upon us and what could be better for that unusual eco- easter gift than a tuffet to delight the derriere whilst enjoying the warm rays of the sun? Chocolate is so over-rated, tasty yet gone in a flash! Whereas the effects of the chocolate can sit unwantedly on the hips for some time to come, with the eco-friendly wool cushion, lovingly known as the tuffet it is the hips that can linger in comfort whilst others look on longingly at your ever-lasting deliciously sheepy sustainable gift of luxury! Practical, comfortable, affordable and versatile - all this from the humble sheep!!

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The Travelling Tuffeteer invites you to meet the team! Just wait for them................

Tents and tuffets- the perfect camping seat!

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Festival season is around the corner and what better than an eco-friendly camping mat in the form of a wool tuffet.The beneficial properties come in to their own on the campsite - soft and warm in cool weather when the tuffet becomes a natural insulator,  yet in hot weather the tuffet conducts moisture away from the body to keep you cool and well, actually is there anything better than being cool at a festival?
Tuffets are lightweight, easily rolled (or squished), washable, water resistant and generally deliciously sheepy!

When there is no room for a camping chair or you have to track long distances from car to tent why carry a cumbersome chair or a bulky cushion when you can easily roll a tuffet and tie it to your rucksack or even wear it as a fashionable festival hairpiece!

So, the tuffet reaches new heights as the tuffet  toupée is born, maybe not the most realistic but definitely brings a certain something to the wearer!!