The spinner's book of fleece
Subtitle: a breed-by-breed guide to choosing and spinning the perfect fiber for every purpose
By: Beth Smith ; foreword by Deborah Robson
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781612120393
Subjects: Hand spinning; Wool
Description: Provides information about the wool shorn from twenty-one different breeds of sheep, noting the characteristics, history, structure, grease content, and fiber diameter of each.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The value of raw fleece; title: Buying a fleece: dos and don'ts; title: Getting to yarn; title: Fine wools; title: Longwools; title: Downs and down-type breeds; title: Multicoated breeds; title: Other breeds.