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OverviewA fast-paced account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way. Join Clara Parkes on a cross-country adventure and meet a cast of characters that includes the shepherds, dyers, and countless workers without whom our knitting needles would be empty, our mills idle, and our feet woefully cold. Travel the country with her 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, Parkes describes a brush with the dangers of opening a bale (they can explode), and her adventures from Maine to Wisconsin (the most knitterly state) and back again; along the way, she presents a behind-the-scenes look at the spinners, scourers, genius inventors, and crazy-complex mill machines that populate the yarn-making industry. By the end of the book, you'll be ready to set aside the backyard chickens and add a flock of sheep instead. Simply put, no other book exists that explores American culture through the lens of wool. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Clara Parkes , Clara ParkesPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798200322220Publication Date: 21 January 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"Parkes is passionate about her subject matter, which makes for a strong performance. Her depth of knowledge, eagerness to learn more, and willingness to go any distance to satisfy her curiosity emerge in her authentic voice and clear delivery.-- ""AudioFile""" Author InformationClara Parkes is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestselling Knitlandia, as well as editor of the anthology A Stash of One's Own. She has dedicated her life to figuring out what makes wool tick-and finding the right words to write about it. Clara lives in Maine and divides her time between city and country, always writing from a desk in the kitchen while wearing as much wool as she can. Clara Parkes is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestselling Knitlandia, as well as editor of the anthology A Stash of One's Own. She has dedicated her life to figuring out what makes wool tick-and finding the right words to write about it. Clara lives in Maine and divides her time between city and country, always writing from a desk in the kitchen while wearing as much wool as she can. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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