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2) Wool
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Everyday materials introduces children to the materials that are all around them. Wool is made into thousands of things we use every day, such as clothing, felt-tip pens, and tennis balls. Find out what properties wool has, where wool comes from, and how wool is made.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"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"--
7) Just for you
Author
Series
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
While Piggy is tidying up the attic, he finds colorful balls of wool. They're perfect for a nice, cozy sweater! Piggy decides to gift each of his friends a ball of wool, so they can knit sweaters, too! Then they can all play in the snow together. But when he gets home, there are no balls left. Luckily, Piggy's friends have a sweet surprise just for him...
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Language
English
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Description
"It was Jane Cooper's passion for knitting that led her to search for rare-breed sheep and their distinctive wool. When she found a 'lost flock' of Boreray sheep--the UK's rarest breed of sheep--it ignited a quest that would ultimately change her life. Uprooting her suburban existence in Newcastle, she embarked on a new adventure as a farmer and shepherd in the faraway Orkney Islands. There, to her astonishment, Jane realized she was the sole custodian...
12) Pelle's new suit
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle's suit grows shorter! Pelle shears his lamb but he doesn't know what to do next. Pelle offers to do chores and run errands for his family and neighbors in exchange for their help to card, spin, dye and weave the wool. When the fleece has finally been made a fine blue cloth, Pelle asks one last favor -- for the tailor to make it into a smart new suit.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
What do you do when you love your farm ... but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny,...
15) Shanghai secrets
Author
Series
Rowland Sinclair novels volume 9
Language
English
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Description
"Shanghai, 1935. Rowland Sinclair arrives from Sydney, Australia, to represent his brother at international wool negotiations. A novice to global commerce, Rowland is under strict instructions to keep a low profile... but that soon becomes next to impossible. A beautiful Russian taxi girl - who once claimed to be the princess, Anastasia, and who danced in Rowland's arms the night before - is found slain in his suite. It's no surprise that suspicion...
Series
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Shows you how you can create more than 30 endearing dogs, cats, birds and other animals using a little wool roving, a felting needle and a few simple techniques. Starting with basic shapes you roll in your hands, you can sculpt the most lifelike minature animals...A full lesson takes you through one of the projects from beginning to end, covering all the basics to ensure that you have all the skills you need to make any critter you want."--Inside...
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