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The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, From Animal to Spun Yarn
This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece.
Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africaâs dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animalâs fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artistâs handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiastâs ultimate reference source all in one.Â
AUTHORS :
- Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storeyâs Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storeyâs Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storeyâs Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.Â
- 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.
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The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, From Animal to Spun Yarnâ
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This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece.
Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africaâs dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animalâs fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artistâs handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiastâs ultimate reference source all in one.Â
AUTHORS :
- Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storeyâs Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storeyâs Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storeyâs Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.Â
- 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.
