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Vanishing fleece : adventures in American wool /

Clara Parkes presents a fast-paced account of the year she spent transforming a 676-pound bale of wool into commercial yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Parkes, Clara (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Wool industry > United States. Yarn. Wool industry. United States.

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