- Publisher:
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Deborah Robson
- Since:
- 2018
Publications in Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks
20 publications
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: 2020 Rare Sheep …
Contains the 2020-'21 Rare Breeds Survival Trust and 2019 The Livestock Conservancy status information for sheep breeds (most current as of 4/2020).
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Targhee
My research didn't end with the publication of The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. Since I lead (at least) two retreats per year on the subjects of…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Llamas
My research didn't end with the publication of The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. Since I lead (at least) two retreats per year on the subjects of…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Acquiring a Fleece
My research didn't end with the publication of The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. Since I lead (at least) two retreats per year on the subjects of…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: 2017 Rare Sheep …
The 2017 list of sheep breeds listed as rare and endangered by The Livestock Conservancy (U.S.) and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (U.K.)
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: 2018 Rare Sheep …
Each year when the rare breeds status lists are released by The Livestock Conservancy (U.S.) and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (U.K.), I update this…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Dorset Down
Tracking this breed’s history has been a fascinating challenge. The youngest of the six classic Down breeds from England, its origins were the most…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Boreray
This is one of two rare breeds that originated in St Kilda, a small cluster of islands about forty miles west of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, and…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Bluefaced Leicester
The most modern of the three Leicester breeds, Bluefaced Leicesters (BFLs) happened as a byproduct of breeding Border Leicesters. They’ve been a real…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: California Red
Two rare breeds (American Tunis and Barbados Blackbelly) were bred together in the interest of making a new option that would not need shearing.…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Huacaya Alpaca
This is the “base” document on alpacas, with a lot of background information on alpacas in general as well as details about huacaya alpacas, which…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: Pills
What a pain pilling is! Yet we know a lot about why and how it occurs. And we could often do things to minimize it, although we rarely put that…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: Felting
Felt-making is one of the oldest textile crafts, and probably the one about which we know the least. Why do fibers felt, and why—when they don’t—do…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: Wool Types
This is a basic document about how to think about wool types. It’s core information that I think every fiber worker needs. Printed document plus free…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Paco-vicuña Alpaca
This is the story of the development of the North American paco-vicuña, a specific breed of alpaca. It recounts a way to conscientiously and…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Suri Alpaca
Suris offer sleek, silky, wavy fleeces, unusual even among alpacas. The base document on alpacas is the one on huacayas, which are the prevalent type…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Cormo
This modern breed resulted from an original crossing of Merino and Corriedale, followed by strict selection based on production values. The fine…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: Karakul
The mainstays of rug- and felt-making for thousands of years, Karakuls have been unfortunately overlooked by most contemporary fiber workers. It’s an…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Guide to Fiber: North Ronaldsay
These are the rare seaweed-eating sheep from Orkney, a set of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Their situation blends history,…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Deborah Robson's Facts for Fiber Geeks: 2015 Rare Sheep …
An overview of rare and endangered breeds of sheep, with an emphasis on wool, for fiber artists and artisans
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