Limited Edition Irish Zwartbles Wool
Blankets, Travel Rugs & Yarn

Blanket - Zwartbles

Whip Stitched Bed Blanket

Fibres: 97% Pure New Irish Zwartbles Wool, with 3% Pure New Irish Wool White Stripes – Weave: Twill weave – Finish: Brushed, Whip Stitched – Size: 90″ x 90″ / 230 x 230cm (Queen Size) – Traditional Weight: 2500g
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Travel Rug - Zwartbles

Travel Rug

Fibres: 97% Pure New Irish Zwartbles Wool, with 3% Pure New Irish Wool White Stripes – Weave: Twill weave – Finish: Brushed, Twisted Fringe – Size: 54″ x 72″ / 135 x 180cm – Traditional Weight: 1000g
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Zwartbles Wool Knitting

Double Knitting Yarn

Fibres: 100% Irish Zwartbles Wool – Style: Double Knitting – Weight: 100g / 200m – Example: 9 – 10 Hanks / Skeins to knit a man’s sweater
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About Zwartbles Wool Blankets, Rugs & Yarn

The Zwartbles Ireland Blankets & Travel Rugs are woven to a traditional weight and have four white stripes which represent the Zwartbles sheep distinctive white markings. The twin narrow stripes represent the legs white socks which stop before their knees or hocks. The one broad stripe represents the distinctive white face blaze from poll to muzzle. The single white stripe represents the tip of the Zwartbles undocked tail.

Shearing.

Shearing.

Weighing raw fleeces.

Dry raw fleece to be cleaned.

Wet cleaned fleece.

Weighing wool in carding hopper.

Carding wool.

Roving cobweb into fine cords.

Spinning onto bobbins.

Spinning machine changing full bobbins.

Full bobbins.

Winding bobbins onto cones.

Weighing cones of yarn.

Stack of weighed cones.

Threading up warp.

Full warp reel.

Beaming off onto warp beam.

Warp tied up & ready for weaving.

Weaving the first Zwartbles blanket.