From the Back Cover
A cottage industry involving wool offers the pleasure of working with basic materials, combined with the satisfaction of operating a profitable business at home. Turning Wool into a Cottage Industry is the book for anyone who has ever thought about converting an interest in wool crafts into home-based income. Whether you purchase wool for your business or you need information about managing a flock of sheep, here is complete, no-nonsense, up-to-date information on home processing and selling raw and washed wool; carding, dyeing, handspinning, weaving, knitting, and felting wool, as well as preparing pelts; and the best equipment. Business and merchandising tips and descriptions of nineteen entrepreneurs who have proved it can be done will inspire you to expand your own wool-based income.
About the Author
A respected authority on sheep raising for over three decades, author Paula Simmons has written many books and magazines articles on spinning wool. She has authored three Storey books for children and adults, including Turning Wool Into a Cottage Industry and Raising Sheep the Modern Way, which many readers call their sheep "bible" and The Mother Earth News has dubbed it, "A fine shepherd's textbook." Paula is also a lecturer and conducts workshops in the United States and Canada on raising sheep and spinning wool for a living. Together with her husband, Ross, Paula has been raising and sheering sheep, and spinning and weaving wool for over 20 years on their farm in Washington.
