Shearling lambskin is the proper term for what many people call "sheepskin". The distinction is basically that a "sheepskin" is technically just that, the skin of a sheep. Shearling is the skin of a newly shorn lamb (market age) that is tanned with the wool in tact on the skin. While we always prefer to use the proper term you will find the terms interspersed on our web pages for technical reasons. All our products are shearling regardless of how we refer to our raw material.

Several Wallaboo products have a warm and cuddly soft lining of plush shearling. Because of the soft qualities it is of great use for small children. Plush shearling is made of 100% polyester and it has the same look and feel as real sheepskin. If you are a retailer and interested in selling our Wallaboo products look for more information on this page or e-mail us at info@wallaboo.nl

Slink is great, but as a full-service sheepskin supplier, we want to offer our customers what they want. Some people prefer the relative "heft" of shearling and or the very straight wool on shearling. Because slink hides are small in size, a slink coat is comprised of more panels than a comparable shearling coat. Some customers prefer fewer panels and seams. Lower grade sheepskins from anywhere are going to be uncomfortably heavy and inflexible.

There is no definitive answer to this question. There are many factors that determine the life span of the shearling on the bottom not the least of which are the habits of the user. Some people will wear through the bottom in a season and we can honestly say that we have had people whose soles (souls?) have lasted ten years. We believe the average life span is about two years though it could be much longer. We have to go by the age of the slippers we get back for resoling.

It is simply a matter of personal preference and personal habits. Many people simply don't like a slipper with a ridged bottom (Kathy is one of them). However, if you are one of those folks who seem to run outside "just for a minute" in your slippers day in and day out you will be much happier with the durability of the crepe sole. It is a trade off. For comfort we suggest the shearling sole, for wandering out to get the mail or downstairs into the basement we suggest the crepe sole.

Slink is spring lamb hide. Shearling is hide from older sheep - typically one to two years old. Shearling hides are larger, thicker and the wool is indeed shorn to a uniform length (usually less than half an inch in length). Slink hides are softer, more supple and lighter in weight than shearling hides. The wool on slink hides is naturally short & curly and prickle-free - slink wool doesn't need to be shorn.