Raw Material: Working Wool in the West

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-87071-951-6
Verlag: Oregon State University Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 461 g

In Raw Material, Stephany Wilkes tells not only her own story, but also that of American wool. What begins as a knitter’s search for local yarn becomes a dirty, unlikely, and irresistible side job. Wilkes become a certified sheep shearer and wool classer, working at the very first step in the textile supply chain, ultimately leaving her high-tech job for a new way of life considered long dead in the American West.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilkes, Stephany

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Textilindustrie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Über Autor(innen)

Stephany Wilkes is a sheep shearer certified by the University of California Agricultural and Natural Extension Center, a wool classer certified by the American Sheep Industry Association, and the president of the Northern California Fibershed Cooperative. Her writing has appeared in The Billfold, The Ag Mag, Hobby Farms, Midwestern Gothic, and other publications. Stephany speaks about sheep and wool terroir at numerous yarn shops, fiber festivals, schools, and events. She lives and gardens in San Francisco.