Surf these sites: AAA Sheep, Rare, Miniature and Toy, Smokey Valley Farm -- Breeders of eight breeds of miniature and toy sheep; pictures, information, and history on each. (Toledo, WA) Alpaca Net -- Information on alpacas, alpaca events, products, breeders and ranchers, tips, and alpaca e-zine are available. AlpacaNet - Fiber -- Fiber properties, colors, shearing, washing, storage. Alpacas - Fibre -- Information from Mile End Farm (UK). History, fiber, alpaca care, cost of ownership, and more. Excellent photographs. Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds (Ovis aries) -- Excellent resource describing breeds of sheep ranging from our common dairy, mutton, and fiber breeds to minor and very rare breeds. Presented by Oklahoma State University as one section of the "Breeds of Livestock" Project. This is an ongoing project subject to updates and change. Cornerstone Fibres -- Supplier of quality angora and wool handspinning fibres and handspun yarns. Cotton: FoxFibre® Homepage -- Foxfibre naturally colored cotton from Sally Fox and Natural Cotton Colours, Inc. Cotton: From Field to Fabric -- Educational overview from the National Cotton Council. Cotton: Queen Cotton -- Queen Cotton, a historic fiber spinners find a challenge: History, use and cultivation of cotton and where to find information on the Web. by Susan Druding for Textile Arts Forum, Delphi Flax and Linen -- Origins, uses, growing, harvesting, processing, spinning, fabric manufacturing, dyeing & finishing. In English and French. Flax and Linen Overview -- Very basic history, biology, growing, preparation, and end use. From The Linen House, an online store. Llamapaedia: Wool from Llamas. -- Fiber glossary, characteristics, evaluation, testing, grading, production; shearing information. Mohair -- Selecting, preparing & spinning. Very thorough information. Navajo-Churro Sheep Association -- Join us in conserving and promoting this heritage breed that still provides wool for the nation''s professional fiber artists and is a vital food in many Southwestern homes. Qiviut -- Types of Qiviut preparations available, comparisons to other exotic fibres. High Arctic Exotic Fibre Ltd. Qiviut (or Qiviuk) -- Luxurious down fiber from the Muskox. Hints on preparing and spinning the fiber; vendors. Silk -- Brief info on history and sericulture. Thorough listing of varieties of silk. Silk: The Stuff of Dreams -- Using this exotic fiber -- qualities of silk, silk yarns, spinning silk. Wool WWW Virtual Library -- Resources dealing with Wool and Wool Related matters. Maintained by AFFA Wool the Fibre -- Comparison of wool vs. cotton and man-made fibers. Discussion of appearance, comfort, performance and safety. Wool: American Sheep Industry Association, Inc. -- All about lamb, wool, sheep. Includes fun area "Just for Kids". Wool: CompuServe''s Fall ''95 Sheep Breeds Swap. -- Spinners'' descriptions of fiber characteristics by breed, including recommended preparation method, spinning technique, and uses. Wool: Directory of U.S. Breeds of Sheep -- Each breed has a good "snapshot" page with photo, avg. fiber diameter, spinning count, staple length and fleece weight. From the American Sheep Industry Association. Wool: Sheep Societies and Associations -- Links to on-line pedigree sheep societies and associations in USA, Australia, NZ, Canada, UK, and South Africa. Includes a lot of other agricultural information. Tumpline Stockyard bills itself as "your guide to anything agricultural on the World Wide Web".
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