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thegeekyblogger's review
5.0
Received from NetGalley
Release Date June 1, 2011
Overall: I found this book very enlightening and useful. I am a crocheter so learning about yarns I use is kind of a fun side hobby. This book was easy to follow and there was a great deal of information to look through.
What I Found Useful: The index made the Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook a good reference book. It was broken into 2 sections: Sheep and Other Wool Sources. Then the types were broken down by region and type of animal (sheep). I found this really helpful when looking up some of my favorite yarns and the type of mixes they were. The information was both informative and fun to learn. There is something freeing about knowing what is in the yarn that I use, especially since branching out into making clothing.
Helpful Sections:
Terms to know: Batt, Combing, Flick (ect)
Starter Guide to Breed Specific Wool: Broken down into Soft, Reliably Versatile, Sturdy
Each Type had the following information: Fleece Weight, Staple Length, Fiber Diameters, Natural Colors
Why I gave it a 5: I enjoyed learning more about the yarns that I use and will be keeping this book nearby for reference
Who I would recommend it too: Anyone who works with Yarn and wants to know the breakdown of everything involved in getting it to market.
Release Date June 1, 2011
Overall: I found this book very enlightening and useful. I am a crocheter so learning about yarns I use is kind of a fun side hobby. This book was easy to follow and there was a great deal of information to look through.
What I Found Useful: The index made the Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook a good reference book. It was broken into 2 sections: Sheep and Other Wool Sources. Then the types were broken down by region and type of animal (sheep). I found this really helpful when looking up some of my favorite yarns and the type of mixes they were. The information was both informative and fun to learn. There is something freeing about knowing what is in the yarn that I use, especially since branching out into making clothing.
Helpful Sections:
Terms to know: Batt, Combing, Flick (ect)
Starter Guide to Breed Specific Wool: Broken down into Soft, Reliably Versatile, Sturdy
Each Type had the following information: Fleece Weight, Staple Length, Fiber Diameters, Natural Colors
Why I gave it a 5: I enjoyed learning more about the yarns that I use and will be keeping this book nearby for reference
Who I would recommend it too: Anyone who works with Yarn and wants to know the breakdown of everything involved in getting it to market.
erindarlyn's review
5.0
This book was given to me as a gift and I loved reading it! It is filled with beautiful photos of different species of wool-producing species, as well as their fleeces / fibers in raw, cleaned, spun, and knitted states. I am allergic to sheep's wool but I enjoyed reading about the different breeds of sheep so much that I almost ordered samples of several different fleeces just to see if perhaps my body would allow me to work with them. (I may still do that one day.) I loved that the camelids, goats, rabbits and other fiber animals were also included.
The stories of the different sheep breeds and other animals were fascinating and I especially loved reading about the at-risk and scarce species.
This seems to be a well-researched labor of love that must have taken so much time to compile. I'd recommend it for anyone interested in the fiber arts.
The stories of the different sheep breeds and other animals were fascinating and I especially loved reading about the at-risk and scarce species.
This seems to be a well-researched labor of love that must have taken so much time to compile. I'd recommend it for anyone interested in the fiber arts.
strayethoughts's review
5.0
Very, very in-depth and interesting read. If you work with fiber at all, it is worth a once-over
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