Bibliograph

The spinner's book of fleece, a breed-by-breed guide to choosing and spinning the perfect fiber for every purpose, Beth Smith ; foreword by Deborah Robson

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Label

The spinner's book of fleece, a breed-by-breed guide to choosing and spinning the perfect fiber for every purpose, Beth Smith ; foreword by Deborah Robson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The spinner's book of fleece

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

879538626

Responsibility statement

Beth Smith ; foreword by Deborah Robson

Sub title

a breed-by-breed guide to choosing and spinning the perfect fiber for every purpose

Summary

This sheep-by-sheep guide provides fleece profiles of 19 breeds and describes the different spinning methods that produce yarns suitable for a wide range of projects -- from lacy shawls to sturdy outerwear. You'll explore the basic characteristics of fleece -- crimp structure, lock shape, and relative fineness or instructions on proper cleaning and processing techniques for different types of fleece and tips for successful spinning

Table Of Contents

The value of raw fleece. A consistent yarn: Fantasy or possibility? -- An introduction to hand scouring -- Storing raw fleece and processed fiber -- An overview of fiber-prep tools -- Buying a fleece: Dos and don'ts. Deciding how much to buy -- First considerations -- Digging deeper -- Moths and carpet beetles -- Getting to yarn. Spinning yarns for knitting or crochet -- Spinning yarns for weaving -- Spinning singles -- Plying your singles -- Finishing your yarns -- Playing with twist and size -- Fine wools. Washing techniques for fine wools -- Preparing to spin fine wools -- Spinning flicked locks -- Merino -- Cormo -- Polypay -- Corriedale -- Longwools. Avoiding stereotypes -- Appreciating yarn differences -- Washing longwool fleece -- Combing the longwools -- Making top after combing -- A short lesson in worsted spinning -- Wensleydale -- Romney -- Lincoln -- Bluefaced Leicester -- Downs and down-type breeds. Skirting a fleece -- Scouring down-type wools -- Handcarding techniques -- Drumcarders -- Suffolk -- Southdown -- Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset -- Black Welsh Mountain -- Multicoated breeds. Working with the multicoats -- American Karakul -- Scottish Blackface -- Shetland -- Icelandic -- Other breeds. Hand prepping your fleece -- California Red -- Jacob -- Tunis -- Glossary of terms -- Metric conversions -- USDA Standard wool specifications

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