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Deborah Robson
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Publications in Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Panama
When Carol Ekarius and I were researching The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook, we learned about, but couldn't find fiber for, a breed called Panama. It…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Cheviot Sheep: Family Travels
The Cheviot breeds combine distinct characteristics and niches with confusing names and histories. This publication looks more deeply at the Border…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: British Finewools
Multiple efforts over several centuries to establish a fine-wool breed, like Merino, in the British Isles failed due to the incompatibility of these…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Finnsheep
The modern Finnsheep combines lovely fiber quality--in multiple natural colors--with prolificacy, which means the lambs tend to be born in multiples.…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Herdwick
It is unclear when or from where Herdwicks arrived in the landscape to which they are exquisitely adapted, in northwestern England. Their fleeces mix…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Border Leicester
If the three Leicester sheep breeds were siblings, the Border Leicester would be the middle child. The three Leicester sheep breeds are all related,…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Bond
As I begin working on this study of Bond sheep and their wool at the start of 2024, I find myself facing two questions: (1) Will Bond fleeces…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Southdown
Not only is the Southdown one of the six core Down breeds of sheep, this breed forms the foundation of the group, being the oldest and having…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Florida Cracker
The Florida Cracker is one of few wool-growing sheep breeds that can handle a hot, humid, predator-abundant environment. There were questions of…
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Deborah Robson's Fiber Guidebooks: Guide to Fiber Intensive: Manx Loaghtan
The Manx Loaghtan sheep's home is the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea between Wales and Ireland. Its story is one of both conservation and genetic…
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