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The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers Kindle Edition

by Carol Ekarius (Author), Deborah Robson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 635 ratings
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With this compact portable reference in hand, crafters can quickly and easily look up any of 100 different sheep breeds, the characteristics of their fleece, and the kinds of projects for which their fleece is best suited. Each breed profile includes a photograph of the animal and information about its origin and conservation status, as well as the weight, staple length, fiber diameter, and natural colors of its fleece. This is a great primer for beginners, and a handy guide for anyone who loves working with fleece.

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    August 27, 2013
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Which wool is right for your project, and what might you do with that big bag of luscious fleece that catches your eye at the fiber festival? The answers to your questions are always at your fingertips in this portable reference to the fleece characteristics of 100 sheep breeds.

For each breed, you'll find:

The best way to prepare the fleece for spinning

The natural colors of the fleece and how well it takes dyes

Best uses for the wool

Fleece weights, staple lengths, and fiber diameters

About the Author

Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey’s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.
 




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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EG09XVW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; Illustrated edition (August 27, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 63629 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 233 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 635 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Exactly what I need! Not over explaied, simple and to the point! Now my husband just has to deal with my"So CUTE" "Hunny I want sheep... maybe Jacob... maybe a Welsh type....""Stop rolling your eyes!"
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book to take with you as you shop at fiber festivals.
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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This book is exactly what a new fiber enthusiast needs to learn about different fibers and their uses. It is a small size suitable to carry with you to fiber festivals. I highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for "Shave 'em to save 'em" participants
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2023
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I've been knitting my way through threatened and critical breeds in the US via the livestock conservancy program called Shave 'em to save 'em. This book is an incredibly useful tool because it helps me learn about the wool/ yarn before I buy it. Is it scratchy? Is it good for garments? Better for curtains or decorative? How well does it dye? Is it strong or fragile? Types of available color?
The book has most (but not all) of the rare breeds listed, and includes all the needed info.
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ValPal
5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Guide for Fiber Junkies
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023
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 I’m new to working with and buying raw wool to hand process and this is the perfect guide! Just what I needed to choose the right fleece by name according to the characteristics I desire. Gives every detail I need. So I now know I am looking for Gotland wool to needle felt some curly little sheepies!!! 😍. Love the book. It’s underpriced!
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Arlie K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent spinners resource
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
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Excellent resource for spinners. Well presented and easy reading.
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Helen McEntire
5.0 out of 5 stars God Small Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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I have gotten interested in the different wools that I've been buying at the Vermont Sheep and
Wool Festival. This book is concise, with a lot of information about the different breeds of sheep. It is also useful to anyone who spins their own wool.
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Ms N L Hughes
4.0 out of 5 stars A really handy book for felters.
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023
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Useful and small enough to take with you when you are out.
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Quickbeam
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for knitters of breed yarns!
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020
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Oh, this is exactly the book I’ve been looking for. I have been buying more yarn direct from producers and other than Wensleydale and BFL, I had no idea what other breeds brought to the table. This is an A-Z look at sheep, their fleece and what it’s useful for. It answered every question I have had about properties and texture. Also notes whether a particular sheep’s wool felts or not. Great clear color photos. Not only a great reference book but one I’ve actually read. Fantastic.
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L Schaefer
5.0 out of 5 stars Good to have around
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2016
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Great little resource book. I loaded it onto my Kindle Fire for easy reference. Has good photographs and descriptions of a hundred breeds of sheep (although in some instances, such as with Dorsets, the author will write up descriptions of the various types of Dorsets). You get a little info on the breed's origins, characteristics of the wool, whether or not it tends to felt, how well it takes dye, some basic preparation recommendations (whether to comb or card the fleece) and what projects the wool is well suited for--such as whether a particular wool would be better for a sturdy blanket or outer sweater, or a next-to-the-skin scarf or baby item. I really liked that an example of a lock from each breed is photographed next to a ruler so you can see its length and how much crimp it has. I've used it at my fiber suppliers when they had a new kind of wool and I wanted to know more about it before buying some.
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Frances
5.0 out of 5 stars Size and info
Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2024
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This book was very informative and organized nicely and the perfect pocket size to travel and make notes. Good value
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Mrs Trellis
5.0 out of 5 stars A useful little book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2021
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Small and easy to carry. Covers most of the wool fibres you will find on sale. It has already helped me choose my next fibre and also identify one I will never spin again (it was vile but I didn’t know what it was).

I’m down to three sheep breeds that I want to spin and dye. The book has paid for itself in an evening but I’ll probably take it to wool events so that I don’t end up buying something that I wish I hadn’t (see above).
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María N. González Tabares
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it.
Reviewed in Spain on December 27, 2020
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I love it.
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Inge Buggenthin
5.0 out of 5 stars Wollfasern und spinnen
Reviewed in Germany on March 11, 2020
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Eine hilfreiche Einführung mit vielen Informationen über Schafe, Wolle und die Spinnfähigkeit ihrer Fasern. Als Ergänzung zu dem umfangreichen Buch derselben Autorinnen sehr hilfreich - allerdings sind die mitteleuropäischen Schafrassen von den beiden amerikanischen Autorinnen nicht bedacht und einfach ausgelassen worden, so als ob es in Europa keine Schafe gäbe. Diesem Mangel werde ich abhelfen - im Sommer 2020 gibt es ein neus Buch dazu.
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楽なの大好き
5.0 out of 5 stars フィールドガイドの名の通り
Reviewed in Japan on March 4, 2020
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羊毛に関する日本語の本はあまりない中比較的平易な英語で、文も短く、あまり英語が得意でなくてもわかると思います
見開きに一種の羊で毛束のサンプルの写真など様式が統一されていて見やすいです
色々な羊毛を買ってみたくなりました
何より新書くらいのサイズで携帯性が高いです
羊ちゃんの写真集としても良いです
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