false 2459072 1 An artisan who captures Maine&#8217;s summer air in her sun-and-sea-dyed yarns. A weaver and a poet whose Buddhist stupa sits near the barns of their Massachusetts farm. Two scientists turned sheep farmers whose flock grazes in the shadows of Montana&#8217;s Bridger Mountains. A Navajo sheep herder and craftsman in the Black Mesa region of Arizona whose endangered breed of sheep were rescued from extinction. These are just a few of the captivating portraits of America&#8217;s fiber farms and ranches featured in <i>Shear Spirit</i>.<br><br>Part coffee-table book, part inspirational work, and part pattern guide, <i>Shear Spirit</i> connects knitters to the yarn-producing community in a new and intimate way. Filled with stunning photographs, fascinating essays, and heartwarming profiles, this book follows the writer and photographer to 10 fiber farms and ranches across America-from the Willamette Valley of Oregon to the coast of Maine-capturing the essence of the people, places, and animals that, together, create yarn. Twenty projects featuring yarns from the farms surveyed will inspire knitters everywhere.<br><br>A visual journey to America&#8217;s fiber farms and ranches plus a rich inside look at the challenging but rewarding lives of the people who have devoted their lives to harvesting and spinning fleece into yarn, <i>Shear Spirit</i> takes fiber enthusiasts of all ages and interests right to the source of their common passion. 2466267 15 4 2008 Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn total:38|5:17|4:17|3:4|2:0|1:0| 38 165 50 13 4 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:54:02 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:17:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:18:51 -0800 2009 1 5 0 false false Sun Apr 27 17:11:44 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 16:56:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 15:33:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 18:24:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 21 05:17:47 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 07 14:55:38 -0700 2009
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