Bellacouche

Beautiful resting place

Bellacouche wool felt studio

At Bellacouche, textile artist and maker Yuli Sømme lovingly creates earth-friendly organic felt funeral products and craft kits from the region’s organic and holistically managed wool flocks.

Our Philosophy

“If you have to make a thing, you must know the background of it, the skeleton, the foundations, the actual stuff that the materials have grown out of, their connections with their natural background, their biotechnics – and then building can begin. And then the reason for making, the purpose, the human connection. All sides must be considered and known. You cannot just make.”

— Ethel Mairet

British wool felt products for natural burial

Your loved one is wrapped in the gentle folds of a thick wool felt cocoon or shroud. 

We make a unique range of ecologically biodegradable coffin alternatives for natural burial or cremation. Our work focuses on practical aesthetics, natural burial, or minimising the environmental impact of cremation.

Natural cream coloured bural shroud with tie detail

Wool felt craft kits

Thoughtfully designed, plastic-free felt crafting kits for beginners and hobby makers. Five uniquely themed topics, connecting us with each other and Nature. Wall hangings, Heirloom pieces, origami felt sculpture, Feet Felt and felt postcards. If you love to create and explore the extraordinary qualities of home grown wool, then you have landed in the right place.

  • “The kindest service at the hardest time of my life. I found it comforting to have something unique for my husband”

    D.Sussex, Dec 2020

  • “The Leafcocoon is the most beautiful and tactile coffin there is. Easy to use and functional too, you feel like you are really taking care of the person who has died, cocooning them up in such loveliness”

  • “Why would anyone want anything else when you can have one of these?” “The knowledge that my brother was snuggly wrapped in his cocoon plus its beauty meant a comforting memory for me.”

    C. Courtney, Aug. 2018

  • “It was beautiful – the funeral directors found it simple to use. Lovely product and service…. I actually love to think of her snuggled into her Leafcocoon – it’s a comfort”

    Nikki Dayton February 2021

  • Caring for the Planet and Animal Welfare

    Carefully sourced sustainable and regenerative natural materials chosen as ethically and locally as we can. Working in harmony with nature and protecting Planet Earth.

    The fine crossbreed wool comes direct from Fernhill Farm in Somerset, as well as other organically certified British sources.

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