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1. So how did this come about?
Christine Jordan 02/06/2024 Christine Jordan 02/06/2024

1. So how did this come about?

From designer to shepherdess, how it all started.

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2. Meet our Valais Blacknose Sheep
Christine Jordan 26/05/2024 Christine Jordan 26/05/2024

2. Meet our Valais Blacknose Sheep

The sheep, their names, and personalities!

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3. All About Herdwicks
Christine Jordan 19/05/2024 Christine Jordan 19/05/2024

3. All About Herdwicks

Our second rare breed, Herdwicks.

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4. Springtime Tales
Christine Jordan 05/05/2024 Christine Jordan 05/05/2024

4. Springtime Tales

Lambing for dummies

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5.  All About The Wool
Christine Jordan 28/04/2024 Christine Jordan 28/04/2024

5. All About The Wool

How wool is grown, produced and wasted

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6. Wool Training
Christine Jordan 21/04/2024 Christine Jordan 21/04/2024

6. Wool Training

Wool School at Fernhill Farm Spring 2024

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7. Torrential rain & surprise twins
Christine Jordan 14/04/2024 Christine Jordan 14/04/2024

7. Torrential rain & surprise twins

Spring sunshine returns after relentless rain and storms

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8. Dutch Wool Studio Visit
Christine Jordan 07/04/2024 Christine Jordan 07/04/2024

8. Dutch Wool Studio Visit

Textile wool studio visit in The Netherlands May 2024

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9. Valais Blacknose Twins!
Christine Jordan 31/03/2024 Christine Jordan 31/03/2024

9. Valais Blacknose Twins!

Luna & Layla, their mum BoPeep JoJo is just out of shot, but staying close.

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10. Ram lambs to new homes
Christine Jordan 29/03/2024 Christine Jordan 29/03/2024

10. Ram lambs to new homes

Little ram lambs moving in with the big boys for the winter

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11. What about Irish wool?
Christine Jordan 02/03/2024 Christine Jordan 02/03/2024

11. What about Irish wool?

Wool in Ireland is mostly dumped or burned as a waste product. Why? How can this be prevented?

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12. Wool in Portugal - a once wool powerhouse
Christine Jordan 01/02/2024 Christine Jordan 01/02/2024

12. Wool in Portugal - a once wool powerhouse

Portugal research trip into wool and cork industries reveals why these are in decline.

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12. Research trip to The Netherlands
Christine Jordan 31/01/2024 Christine Jordan 31/01/2024

12. Research trip to The Netherlands

An incredible second trip to The Netherlands - the farms, the studios and the landscape.

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13. Designing Wool Products
Christine Jordan 01/01/2024 Christine Jordan 01/01/2024

13. Designing Wool Products

Designing wool products from concept to finished item.

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Dropsy (she has an odd ear) seems to have taken up Jemima’s role as flock leader. She stands watching the lambs while the ewes go off and graze. She’s first to the gate when she sees me. Amazing to watch them adjust - for those who think
Chilling in the sun at last #herdwicksheep #herdwicks #organicsheep #irishwool
Golden hour. Wild weather changes to stillness in just a few hours. #goldenhour #sunset #barrowvalley #farmlife
Double trouble - twins all trying to figure who owns them. One set is 5 hours old and they’re running already. Never ceases to amaze me. Every year.  #herdwicksheep #organicfarming
The natural habitat of Herdwick sheep is high up on mountains so lambs being born black is a self protective camouflage - they’re blending in to look like a rock because their main predators are eagles. 

So the little white tips on their ears