Carol Ekarius, Deborah Robson

eBook, ePUB

The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook (eBook, ePUB)

More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn

Beschreibung

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 Africa's dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal's fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist's handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast's ultimate reference source all in one.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 54.26MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781603427647
• Artikelnr.: 37938045