This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece. Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa's dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal's fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist's handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast's ultimate reference source all in one.

Part 1 Sheep: Oodles and Boodles of WoolBlackfaced Mountain FamilyDalesbredDerbyshire GritstoneLonkRough FellScottish BlackfaceSwalesdaleCheviot FamilyCheviotBrecknock Hill and American Miniature CheviotNorth Country CheviotDorset GroupDorset Horn and Polled DorsetDown FamilySouthdownDorset DownHampshireOxfordShropshireSuffolkEnglish Longwool FamilyBluefaced LeicesterBorder LeicesterLeicester LongwoolCotswoldThe Dartmoors: Greyface and WhitefaceDevon and Cornwall LongwoolLincoln LongwoolRomneyTeeswaterWensleydaleFeral GroupGulf Coast NativeHog IslandNew Zealand FeralsSanta CruzMerino FamilyMerino: Booroola, Est a Laine, Fonthill, Peppin, Poll, South Australian, Tasmanian, Type A, and Type B MerinoDebouilletDelaine MerinoSaxon and Sharlea MerinoRambouilletNorthern European Short-Tailed FamilyBorerayCastlemilk MooritFinnsheepGotlandHebrideanIcelandicManx LoaghtanNorth RonaldsayOuessantRomanovShetlandSoayWelsh Hill and Mountain FamilyBadger Face Welsh MountainBalwen Welsh MountainBeulah Speckled FaceBlack Welsh MountainHill RadnorKerry HillLlanwenogLleynWelsh Hill Speckled FaceWelsh Mountain and South Wales MountainOther Sheep BreedsAmerican TunisBleu du MaineBritish Milk SheepCalifornia RedCharollaisClun ForestColbredColumbia and PanamaCoopworthCormoCorriedale and BondDevon ClosewoolEast FriesianExmoor HornGalwayGromarkHerdwickIle-de-FranceJacobKarakulMontadaleNavajo ChurroNorfolk HornPerendalePolwarthPolypayPortlandRomeldale and CVMRouge de l'OuestRyelandTargheeTexelWhitefaced WoodlandZwartblesWider Circles of SheepThe Arcotts: Canadian, Outaouais, and RideauDalaFaroeseGutePellsauRackaRoslagRyaRygyaSpelsauSteigarSvardsjoSwedish FinewoolMashams, Mules, and Other CrossesPart 2 Other Species: The Rest of the MenagerieGoatsMohairCashmereThe Goat CrossesCashgoraPygoraPCAPycazzNigoraCamelidsAlpacaLlamaGuanacoVicunaBactrian CamelDromedary CamelOther CrittersBisonDog, Wolf, and CatFur and Pelt AnimalsHorseMusk OxRabbit: English, French, German, Giant, and Satin Angora RabbitYak