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17 hours ago

Object of Desire: Rustic Woolens from Isabella Rossellini's Mama Farm - Remodelista

Isabella Rossellini founded Mama Farm to conserve heritage breeds and produces heritage-sheep wool textiles—ponchos, blankets, carpets—in collaboration with textile artist Mimi Prober.
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2 months ago

Country diary: Lambing in autumn? That's a local specialty here | Sara Hudston

As far back as the 17th century, sheep from west Dorset and south Somerset were renowned for their ability to lamb out of season, due to a genetic quirk which somehow arose in the region. With careful planning, healthy ewes could have three pregnancies in 24 months. They became a registered breed during the Victorian era. Local shepherds vied to name it after their own county, and Dorset won: in 1891 farmers near Bridport established the Dorset Horn Sheep Breeders' Association.
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