In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. In a society full of regulations meant to protect the community, Sheriff Holston, unexpectedly breaks the greatest taboo of all: he asks to go outside. An unlikely candidate is appointed to replace him: Juliette, a mechanic with no training in law, whose special knack is fixing machines. Now Juliette is about to be entrusted with fixing her silo,...

Examines the origin, processing, and historical and modern uses of wool.

The Russians have just lost the space race from the Americans but are already preparing to show the world what they are really capable of. In comes Leonid, an enthousiastic biologist. He moves with his wife and daughter to far remote Siberia to work on a secret Russian space project. His principles are questioned and his family life disrupted when he finds out what his part to play is. He is the caretaker for a mammoth due for space.

Excerpt: "Well, during your grandfather's life an old Scotchman managed the ranch and attended to shipping the wool. As we had nothing to do but to sell it, we did not bother much about the place, for we had perfect confidence in Old Angus, the manager. After your grandfather died, Uncle Harold and I had all we could do to attend to the business here. It grew so rapidly that it was about as much as two young fellows like ourselves could handle. We...

When Betsy Ward's family moves to Ohio from Connecticut in 1803, she brings along a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she can gather wool, spin cloth, and make clothes to keep her children warm.

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Create lush and luxurious patchwork quilts using tweed and wool heritage fabrics-no matter your quilting ability. A beautiful collection of five quilts made using woolen fabrics for wonderful results. The quilt designs are simple and achievable for quilters of all abilities. Instructions include various techniques specifically for working with wool and tweed, including wool applique and combining wool with other fabrics like cotton and linen. The...