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title: "Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool"
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# Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool

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desertcart.com: Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool: 9781419735318: Parkes, Clara: Books

Review: A Lovely Book - This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. I was concerned that a story following the path of American wool through the American yarn-making process would be dry, that the chapters would get repetitive. But Parkes manages to keep it fresh, engaging, and remarkably personal. It was well worth the read.
Review: Learning the process - This book was recommended by a good friend who run a yarn shop, Coastal Purl in NC. I enjoyed reading this book very much. Learning about the process and the struggle of the wool industry was eye opening. Wool is very important to me as a knitter who wants quality yarn to make the best garment I can. American wool has new meaning and importance to me. If you do anything with wool fiber this book should be on your read list.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,024,425 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #283 in Knitting (Books) #356 in Fiber Arts & Textiles #4,299 in Memoirs (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 542 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Lovely Book
*by S***. on March 18, 2025*

This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. I was concerned that a story following the path of American wool through the American yarn-making process would be dry, that the chapters would get repetitive. But Parkes manages to keep it fresh, engaging, and remarkably personal. It was well worth the read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Learning the process
*by K***R on August 25, 2024*

This book was recommended by a good friend who run a yarn shop, Coastal Purl in NC. I enjoyed reading this book very much. Learning about the process and the struggle of the wool industry was eye opening. Wool is very important to me as a knitter who wants quality yarn to make the best garment I can. American wool has new meaning and importance to me. If you do anything with wool fiber this book should be on your read list.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A complete look at the state of American wool
*by J***N on January 13, 2025*

The first 3/4 of Parkes book were incredible. These pages felt like a college mini-course on history, science, agriculture, and creativity using wool. Parkes sense of humor is a good balance to the otherwise concerning state of American wool. Especially appreciated is that she professionally points out two major retailers (LL Bean and Woolrich) who have played an integral part of the loss of American jobs and the decline in the use of American wool. The last pages of VF really disappointed me. It was completely unnecessary to discuss the details of Eugene’s death. Has Parkes ever stopped to consider triggers amongst her readers? What did the specific details add to this book on wool? And why draw a parallel to putting sheep on the cull truck? Parkes was very thorough in her list of references of things discussed amongst the pages- even animal rights. There was no reference to a Suicide hotline, however. I really wish this book could’ve ended on a high note. Further, much like the wool industry itself, many of the links and businesses mentioned are shuttered. Though not surprising, this was disappointing.

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