Reviews

Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool by Clara Parkes

stitches_and_scribbles's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

libraryghostie's review

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

emmabeckman's review

5.0

Ahhh loved it so much! Such a comforting read for quarantine time (I hope the businesses mentioned all survive this time). The combination of Clara Parkes' writing and the wooly topic were just a real comfort to read. It really made me appreciate all the work that goes into the skeins of yarn I use for knitting, not to mention other wool products.

emily_gaynier's review

4.0

I would love to learn this much about making yarn first hand

winemakerssister's review

3.0

An amazing, personal tale of the process of fleece to yarn.

ingamama1033's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Fellow fiber heads and thread bangers will find this to be a necessary read if your medium is wool. Actually there is also tangential commentary on the hardly existent American textile industry and the difficulty in sourcing earth and climate friendly textiles.   Clara Parkes takes a 600+ pound bale of raw wool around the country to process it into yarn. 

mermaidonion's review

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

thejadedhippy's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective

4.5

jolowry's review

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

secondhandreads's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

One of the few books I've read that left me misty eyed. If you care for the textile industry and the impact it has on our planet and culture this book is a must-read. The destruction of American textile production in favor of cheaper, easier, more dangerous alternatives is genuinely heartbreaking. The hope is in the people trying to rebuild what we lost, and build it back better.