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A review by yarnylibrarian
The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers by Deborah Robson, Carol Ekarius
5.0
The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers is kind of a junior edition of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, which was published back in 2011. FFS covered 200 fibers and FGF obviously halves that. It is not as comprehensive and is not meant to be.
FFS is a huge book, a tome I don't pull off my bookshelf using only one hand for fear of straining my wrist. It's an awesome reference book. But FGF definitely has its place on the fiber lover's bookshelf for being a more portable version of its parent. In it, you can count on quickly being able to find definitions (what's kemp again?), abbreviated breed notes, and gorgeous photos of sheep and fiber locks. The glossary is a thing of beauty.
When I'm ready to buy my first fleece at a festival, this is the book I'll have in my bag.
Thanks to netgalley for making the e-ARC available.
FFS is a huge book, a tome I don't pull off my bookshelf using only one hand for fear of straining my wrist. It's an awesome reference book. But FGF definitely has its place on the fiber lover's bookshelf for being a more portable version of its parent. In it, you can count on quickly being able to find definitions (what's kemp again?), abbreviated breed notes, and gorgeous photos of sheep and fiber locks. The glossary is a thing of beauty.
When I'm ready to buy my first fleece at a festival, this is the book I'll have in my bag.
Thanks to netgalley for making the e-ARC available.