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Robson, Deborah.

The fleece & fiber sourcebook : more than 200 fibers from animal to spun yarn / Fleece and fiber sourcebook Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius. - North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., 2011. - ix, 438 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm

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.

ISBN: 9781603427111 1603427112

Source: Workman Pub Co, Attn: Mary Beth 225 Varick st, New York, NY, USA, 10014, (212)2545900 SAN 203-2821

LCCN: 2010051175

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Animal fibers.
Wool.
Weaving.
Spinning.

LC Class. No.: TS1545 / .R66 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 677.3

National Agricultural Library Call No.: TS1545 / .R66 2011