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The fleece & fiber sourcebook : more than 200 fibers from animal to spun yarn / Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., 2011.Description: ix, 438 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781603427111
  • 1603427112
Other title:
  • Fleece and fiber sourcebook
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 677.3 22
LOC classification:
  • TS1545 .R66 2011
Contents:
Sheep: Oodles and boodles of wool. Blackfaced Mountain family -- Cheviot family -- Dorset group -- Down family -- English Longwool family -- Feral group -- Merino family -- Northern European Short-tailed family -- Welsh Hill and Mountain family -- Other sheep breeds -- Wider circles of sheep ; Other species: the rest of the menagerie. Goats -- The goat crosses -- Camelids -- Other critters.
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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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 677.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00619856

Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-426) and index.

Sheep: Oodles and boodles of wool. Blackfaced Mountain family -- Cheviot family -- Dorset group -- Down family -- English Longwool family -- Feral group -- Merino family -- Northern European Short-tailed family -- Welsh Hill and Mountain family -- Other sheep breeds -- Wider circles of sheep ; Other species: the rest of the menagerie. Goats -- The goat crosses -- Camelids -- Other critters.

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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