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Adventures in yarn farming four seasons on a New England fiber farm

Provides instructions for thirteen projects with accompanying essays detailing life on the farm, including spinning and dying wool, sheep sheering, and knitting.

Main Author:	Parry, Barbara.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Roost Books, 2013.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Parry, Barbara. Sheep farming > Massachusetts > Anecdotes. Wool. Farm life > Massachusetts > Anecdotes.

Summary:	Provides instructions for thirteen projects with accompanying essays detailing life on the farm, including spinning and dying wool, sheep sheering, and knitting.
Physical Description:	ix, 310 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 307).
ISBN:	9781590308233 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1590308239 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	BARBARA PARRY raises sheep on her 220-acre Springdelle Farm in western Massachusetts. She and her husband, Michael, keep a flock of 77 sheep, goats, and llamas. Every year Barbara converts hundreds of pounds of her spring wool clip into high-quality yarn and handspinning fiber. She markets her yarns and fibers under her label Foxfire Fiber & Designs and has created a substantial presence, both online (www.foxfirefiber.com) and at major sheep and wool festivals throughout the Northeast. She has worked collaboratively with several well-known designers in the industry. Barbara's diverse background in fiber arts, sheep farming, and yarn production makes her a sought-after speaker for fiber retreats and guild presentations. Barbara regularly chronicles farm life on her blog, Sheep Gal- Notes from a Shelburne Shepherd (www.sheepgal.com). She is also the author of Teach Yourself Visually Hand-Dyeing (Wiley Publishing).

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