My Zwartbles Lamb Chop & Pear Stew

My Zwartbles Lamb Chop & Pear Stew

Harvest time for lambs is in September – October when the lambs are 9 – 10 months old. Due to their leanness Zwartbles as a breed are slow to mature into a good harvestable condition. They are finished here on clover and apples, which sweetens the meat....
The Verge writes about My Vines

The Verge writes about My Vines

I have been making these 6 second looping vines for a while now which mostly appear on my twitter account @zwartblesie . The online magazine  The Verge took a fancy to them and wrote a lovely piece. You can read about it here “The...
What is a Raglan Sleeve?

What is a Raglan Sleeve?

Here is a short film of fiber artist Anita Marnell demonstrating what a raglan sleeve is on a sweater knitted in home spun Zwartbles yarn by Alexander Kronsteiner . [pl_video type=”youtube” id=”76tU80PDMpI”]
Shearing Ewe Lambs 2016

Shearing Ewe Lambs 2016

I feel for black sheep in this sunny summer heat also as I caught 2 cases of fly strike very early and I do not like pouring chemicals on them I had the lambs all shorn. Here is a short film of them getting their hot fleeces off in this summer heat [pl_video...

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