Vanishing Fleece : : Adventures in American Wool

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Call Number: 746.432 Pa, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Parkes, Clara
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	746.432 Pa	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Parkes, Clara	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Parkes, Clara	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting / Parkes, Clara	4-week checkout	Due 12-11-2023

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.