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A GUIDE TO RAISING LLAMAS
$18.95 |
Review: Subtitled " Care, Showing, Breeding, Packing, Profiting," this new guide leads the llama breeder and lover through all these areas of llama husbandry with great attention to details and a contagious love for these ancient domestic creatures. The nitty gritty of a llama's daily routine are explained with charts, drawings, and photos. The section on guard llamas, full of anecdotes, will warm your heart and make you want to get a llama! |
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Handspun Treasures From Rare Breeds Collected Works From the Save the Sheep Project by Spin-Off Magazine
$19.95 |
Review: Spin-Off Magazine presents a gallery of the work of spinners who consciously use the wool and support the growing of rare sheep breeds. Looking at the beautiful color gallery of finished pieces, ranging from socks to Navajo rugs isn't the same as feeling them, but all the detailed information about each piece and the accompanying essays make this a valuable reference and inspiration for serious spinners. |
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In Sheep's Clothing by Nola & Jane Fournier
$24.95 |
Review: So you've been spinning awhile and a variety of breed's fleece are available. Which one will suit your needs? What are it's properties besides the obvious ones? How should you prepare your choice for your project? This new handbook clarifies through photos, specs, and suggestions for many breeds from three classifications of sheep breeds: fine wools, long wools, down wools, and miscellaneous crosses. Each classification has a quick reference guide for each of its breeds. This reference book will inform your fleece selection and fine tune your spinning so you get what you expect. |
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Projects for Alpaca and Llama
$16.00 |
Review: "Everything you might ever want toknow about spinning the wool from the popular Andean camelid, but couldn't find the best book for", would describe this new book. All kinds of camelid raising lore, wool handling facts, spinning hints, including dyeing, abound here. Along with all the photos and illustrations, there are even some actual samples of wool and yarn. |
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Sheep Book by Ron Parker
$24.95
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Review: This comprehensive guide to raising and maintaining sheep has been in print since 1983, and reprinted with revisions and additions in 2001. It came to my attention when I searched for books to use while mentoring a young spinner who wants to raise her own sheep. Whether you have one new lamb or a huge flock, I'm convinced that a responsible shepherd of any age--one who is 12 or 60--would want a thorough yet undaunting reference. This is that book. Other books may be prettier to look at, but this is technical, practical, friendly and sometimes even humorous. An indispensable guide. |
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Raising Sheep by Paula Simmons
$18.95 |
Review: Here's a definitive book on small-scale sheep raising. It gives you complete up-to-date basic information, in understandable form, on every phase of sheep raising. Paula and her husband have been raising sheep for 20 years. She has faced all the problems she writes about. Her book is an enjoyable offering of practical know-how. Illustrated. |
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YOUR SHEEP: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
$14.95 |
Review: Forget the subtitle. This book will be valuable to you whether you're a child or adult. If you haven't raised sheep before, you'll have dozens of questions. Can I get my sheep to come when I call? What kind of pasture and home must my sheep have? What shall I give my sheep to eat? This book will be a constant source of help in answering those and other questions. Both authors have had many years of experience with their own sheep, and their wise and friendly advice will help you to be the very best shepherd of your sheep. 120 pages, illustrated. |
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