The fleece & fiber sourcebook more than 200 fibers from animal to spun yarn
This photographic encyclopedia features more than 200 animals and the fibers they produce. It covers almost every sheep breed in the world. It also includes goats, camelids (such as alpacas, llamas, and vicunas), bison, horses, musk oxen, rabbits, and even dogs. Each entry includes photographs of th...
| Main Author: | Robson, Deborah. |
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| Other Authors: | Ekarius, Carol. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
North Adams, Mass. :
Storey Pub.,
2011.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
This photographic encyclopedia features more than 200 animals and the fibers they produce. It covers almost every sheep breed in the world. It also includes goats, camelids (such as alpacas, llamas, and vicunas), bison, horses, musk oxen, rabbits, and even dogs. Each entry includes photographs of the featured animal; samples of its raw fleece, its cleaned fleece, and yarn spun from the fleece; and samples of the yarn knit and woven. --from publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 438 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-426) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781603427111 1603427112 |
| Author Notes: |
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. |