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Vanishing Fleece : : Adventures in American Wool

Parkes, Clara. Book - 2019 746.432 Pa, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Parkes, Clara 3 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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Includes index.
Wool harvest -- Double bubble bale and trouble -- Infiltrating Big Wool -- Moving bodies -- Ready to roll - Bartlett bound -- The Stradivarius of salvage -- Journey to the heart of the Madder -- Rust Belt revival -- Tree house confessions -- Saved by the ball -- Halloween spooktacular at the haunted dyehouse -- Casting off.
Clara Parkes presents a fast-paced account of the year she spent transforming a 676-pound bale of wool into commercial yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way.

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For anyone interested in fiber arts submitted by purplej on June 15, 2023, 3:39pm A very fascinating look at the American wool industry and how yarn is made.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Abrams Press, 2019.
Year Published: 2019
Description: 184 pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781419735318
1419735314

SUBJECTS
Wool industry -- United States.
Yarn.