I Tell a Little Secret

I Tell a Little Secret

I think I had better let you in on a little secret as to how I came up with the design for this blanket and why the four white stripes. The Zwartbles sheep who take part in the postings on the Zwartbles Ireland website are the inspiration for the design. The four...
Zwartbles Do the Rain Dance

Zwartbles Do the Rain Dance

Our fields are dry but we do get a dew in the mornings so fields with no stock are green in color but not with grass growth. I fenced off our lawn around the house so the ewes could graze some fresh grass. To give you an idea what it is like living in a microclimate,...
Going to London Design Festivel 2013

Going to London Design Festivel 2013

I’m going to the London Design Festival where our Zwartbles Travel rug will be displayed on a plinth like a piece of sculpture. In Ireland have only photographed it on old stone steps or in the fields with the previous owners of the wool. I have taken...
Zwartbles Ireland Blankets @London Design Festival 2013

Zwartbles Ireland Blankets @London Design Festival 2013

We’ve been selling our Zwartbles wool Blankets for 8 weeks and now they’re going to The London Design Festival September 14 – 22 2013 to help represent some of Ireland’s own designs!! An idea hatched in a kitchen warmed by an Aga during long...

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