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The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers - Softcover

Ekarius, Carol; Robson, Deborah

 
9781612121789: The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1612121780 ISBN 13: 9781612121789
Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

An indispensable, easy-to-read guide for knitters, spinners, and weavers eager to learn about the qualities of fleece and make the most of their projects.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey’s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.
 


Deborah Robson is co-author of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook and Knitting in the Old Way. She is a former editor of both Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot and Spin-Off magazine, and she is currently the editor and publisher of Nomad Press, which publishes books on traditional and ethnic knitting and spinning. Robson is also an artist, working in textiles, printmaking, and oils. She lives in Colorado with her daughter.

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Which wool is right for your project, and what might you do with that big bag of luscious fleece that catches your eye at the fiber festival? The answers to your questions are always at your fingertips in this portable reference to the fleece characteristics of 100 sheep breeds.

For each breed, you'll find:

The best way to prepare the fleece for spinning

The natural colors of the fleece and how well it takes dyes

Best uses for the wool

Fleece weights, staple lengths, and fiber diameters

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Verlag
Storey Publishing, LLC
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1612121780
ISBN 13 
9781612121789
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
232
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