Zeroing in on what makes wool special, The Knitter's Book of Wool is indispensable for any knitter in search of a deeper connection to the people, farms, and sheep that make their knitting possible.

A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

Join Parkes on a cross-country adventure as she meets a flock of Saxon Merino sheep in upstate New York, tours a scouring plant in Texas, visits a steamy Maine dyehouse, helps sort freshly shorn wool on a working farm, and learns how wool fleece is measured, baled, shipped, and turned into skeins. In pursuit of the perfect yarn, she meets the shepherds, dyers, and countless workers without whom our knitting needles would be empty, our mills idle,...

The characteristics of fleece - its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter - vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. In this comprehensive guide, Beth Smith profiles 21 types of fleece, from bouncy and pliant to lacy and lightweight. A sheep-by-sheep reference describes the best way to wash and spin each fleece into rich, soft yarn. You'll soon be confidently choosing the right fleece, spinning it to perfection, and...

Ever wondered what you can make with fluffy wooltops—processed, unspun wool that’s used for spinning and felting? Gillian Harris, the owner of Fluff-a-torium, has the answer! Choose your favorite colors of fluff, plus other wools and yarns, and learn how to create pompoms, brooches, pictures, wreaths, bracelets, and more. Use the fluff as is, or follow Harris’s directions for transforming it by wetfelting, needlefelting, weaving, knitting, or...

In Freestyle Embroidery on Wool you will learn how to kickstart your creativity and become confident at making your own colourful and expressive designs using applique and embroidery on felted wool fabric. Using her own detailed and imaginative embroidery as examples Karin Derland teaches you how to go about creating your own designs using applique and embroidery on wool felt. Karin shares plenty of instruction and helpful tips on making colour choices,...

"Techniques for creating wool appliqué projects on scrappy pieced cotton backgrounds. Features 12 project designs and patterns, with 2 color variations given for each project. Projects include pillows, table toppers, wallhangings, clock faces, pincushions, and more"--

"It's Aunt Jane's birthday! The friends bring their gifts to the bran. But there is no gift from Sweet Pea. What if Sweet Pea has no gift? Luckily, her farmyard friends know just what to do!"--Page [4] of cover.

Embrace the beauty of primitive hand stitching with eclectic, age-worn designs. From wall quilts to table toppers and primitive dolls to pincushions, you'll sew 12 handcrafted projects with eccentric flair and distinct character, ideal for beginners and more experienced sewists. Your stitches are, meant to tell a story, so put perfection to the side as you create memories with felted wool, distressed cottons, and embroidery thread.

How does sheep's wool turn into cozy clothing? Follow each step in the production cycle from shearing a sheep to pulling on a warm sweater in this fascinating book.