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Author:

Robson, Deborah.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Storey Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

ix, 438 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Animal fibers.
Wool.

Other Authors:

Ekarius, Carol.

Notes:

Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-425) and index.

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.

ISBN:

1603427112
9781603427111

LCCN:

2010051175

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

DRPC413 -- Britt Public Library (Britt)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)