"There are two things everyone knows about Hillary the sheep. One is that, unlike her typically hued friends, Hillary's wool is all the colors of the rainbow. The other is that she adores everything about Christmas, especially Santa. So when word gets out that Mr. Claus is traveling across Ireland seeking the perfect sheep's wool for a sweater to keep his belly warm, Hillary's head begins to spin. Could her wool-dest dreams be about to come true?"--Provided by publisher.
Explains what wool is and how it is made, looks at the processes of shearing, cleaning, and making wool yarn, and discusses special uses of wool and recycling.
Explains how to make clothing, toys, pictures and other objects from scraps of wool, using such needlework methods as knitting, crocheting, braiding, embroidering and others.
A portrait of wool that describes its physical makeup; producers; ancient, medieval, and New World history; production, from sheep to finished cloth; and products and discusses its future.
Presents a short study of wool, and describes where wool comes from, weaving and knitting with wool, products made from wool, how wool is dyed, and more.
Simple, accessible text and a picture glossary help beginning readers build their vocabularies with each turn of the page. Bright photographs make readers feel as if they are on a farm alongside a variety of sheep.
