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Keeping people warm for four centuries, wool has been an essential commodity from colonial times to the present. Wool's colorful and surprisingly epic tale has impacted millions of lives, from immigrants, slaves, and Native Americans, to farmers and advertisers. Author Hart reveals little-known but fascinating facts about US society--for example, how huge flocks of sheep were driven to the California gold fields to feed hungry miners, and why sheep grazed on the White House lawn during World War I. Moving from the realms of handcrafted artisanry to industrialization and back, Wool is a story of technological and social change, marketing forces, and above all, consumer choices. A must-read for anyone who has knitted socks, woven a tapestry, or curled up with a warm wool blanket.

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Title Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Artisans and Innovation
Author Peggy Hart
Binding Paperback
Pages 192
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Schiffer Craft
Publication date 2017
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9780764354311 / 0764354310
Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
Dimensions 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 15.49 x 2.03 cm)
Category History - U.S.
Library of Congress subjects Wool industry - United States - History, Woolen goods industry - United States -
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2017935614

About the author

Peggy Hart is a teacher and production weaver. She designs, produces, and markets hundreds of blankets each year, including custom blankets for sheep and alpaca farmers using their own yarn. She weaves on totally obsolete Crompton and Knowles W-3 industrial looms.

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