TY - BOOK AU - Robson, Deborah. AU - Ekarius, Carol. TI - The fleece & fiber sourcebook: more than 200 fibers from animal to spun yarn SN - 9781603427111 AV - TS1545 .R66 2011 U1 - 677.3 22 PY - 2011/// CY - North Adams, Mass. PB - Storey Pub. KW - Animal fibers KW - Wool KW - Weaving KW - bisacsh KW - Spinning N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -