Selected works
In my weaving, I aim to preserve the hardiness and beauty of raw, unspun, woollen fleece – showcasing the natural colour, strength and durability of this wondrous and warm natural fibre.
Beltane rug from my 2024 Shetland-Soay series. Made with wool from a single fleece.
Handwoven rugs and wall hangings
Made on a vintage floor loom at my weaving studio in Inverness-shire, my rugs and wall hangings are functional art made to last a lifetime – or one day be gently returned to the soil, to continue their sustainable journey.
My main material is the unspun, undyed fleece I gather from my own flock of Shetland-Soay sheep (which I blade-shear by hand every spring/summer). I also work with fleece from other small flocks of rare breed sheep belonging to Highland friends.
Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane
RUGS
CELTIC WHEEL COLLECTION
2024
A small collection of rugs made in the first half of 2024.
Each rug was made during – and responding to – the first three Celtic festivals of the year:
Imbolc, the beginning of spring on February 1st (JR02/07)
Ostara, the Spring Equinox (JR02/08)
Beltane, celebrated on May Day (JR02/09)
Handwoven in Inverness-shire, Scotland by Julia Rebaudo.
WEFT
Unspun, blade-sheared woollen fleece
Shetland-Soay cross breed (Inverness-shire)
WARP
Cotton
SIZE
Approx W75cm x H100cm
SOLD
Shetland fleece rug Celtic Wheel collection.
Key member of my Shetland-Soay flock, Constellation.
Imbolc rug: the white fleece in this rug comes from my 4-year old ewe Bumblebee.
Beltane rug: made from a single fleece – from one of my twins, 1-year-old Zippy.
Ostara rug: this piece incorporates all the colours from a mix of leftovers in my fleece stash.
Celtic Wheel edges & ends.
Imbolc rug in the end of winter sun.
Spring Glimpse
WALL HANGING
JULIA REBAUDO COLLECTION
2025
Woven using the whole range of natural, undyed colours from a flock of pedigree Shetland sheep that grazes the coast of Wester Ross, in Scotland's North West Highlands.
This piece was finished in early February, to the myriad first stirrings of spring. It is the first in a series of wall hangings, which will be woven in varying sizes, for 2025.
Handwoven in Inverness-shire, Scotland by Julia Rebaudo.
WEFT
Unspun, blade-sheared woollen fleece
Shetland breed (Wester Ross)
WARP
Cotton
SIZE
W75cm x H68cm
REF
JR03/13
SOLD
Woven using the whole range of natural, undyed colours from a flock of pedigree Shetland sheep which grazes by the coast of Wester Ross in Scotland's North West Highlands.
The wool is soft and spring, stretches out like a spider's web and clusters beautifully around the warp.
Created from odds and ends, I love how delicately the shades blend and melt into each other.
West Coast
WALL HANGING
PRIVATE COMMISSION
2024
A wall hanging woven with all the colours of fleece produced by my client’s flock of pedigree Shetland sheep.
The flock grazes along the coastline near Gairloch in Wester Ross. We chose a simple beech dowel to display the work.
Handwoven in Inverness-shire, Scotland by Julia Rebaudo.
WEFT
Unspun, blade-sheered woollen fleece
Shetland breed (Wester Ross)
WARP
Cotton
SIZE
100cmx75cm
REF
JR02/011
SOLD
“A beautiful homage to my sheep and their wool”
Raw unwashed bladecut fleece from my client's flock of pedigree Shetland sheep.
Make a commission
Alongside weaving my ready-to-buy collections, I work to commission. I can use fleece from your own flock, or from mine.