Ever since getting the book "The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook" by Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius out of the Potomac Fiber Arts Guild library for a month a little while back I have wanted a copy. It is a very comprehensive listing of 200+ types of fibers, but with accompanying photo's, and a whole range of information. They delve into the breed history, purpose, locations, as well as showing locks (clean and raw) and samples of spun, woven and knitted yarn. It gives recommended uses, and appears to be superbly researched. I was convinced when, in the Gotland section, they went on to mention the Stansborough variety and how the wool from them was used to make capes for the Lord of The Rings movies (I have a tie made of the hobbit cape material - it is all I could afford !).
Well anyway we were out to dinner with a friend and she gave us a parting gift: the book, and she's not a spinner/weaver fiber person in particular - she just went on line and found a book that looked appropriate. What a superb piece of luck for me - so now I have the definative source book for any/all fiber I might encounter in the future. Plus great reading for a long while yet.
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