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1) Wool
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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,...
3) Wool
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Modern, bright photography and age-appropriate text engage young learners in an exploration of everyday materials in this new series. Using simple, colorful, familiar objects to demonstrate the characteristics of such textiles as silk, cotton, wool, and nylon, each installment encourages readers to ask and answer questions and to plan and conduct simple investigations. Based on National Science Education Standards, this series is an ideal supplement...
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"When a murder shocks picturesque Arborville, New Jersey, Pamela Paterson and her Knit and Nibble knitting club suddenly find themselves at the center of the investigation--as suspects . . . Pamela is ready to kick back and relax after a busy day selling stuffed aardvarks to benefit Arborville High School's sports program at the annual town festival. But just as she's packing up, she makes a terrible discovery--someone's stashed a body under the Knit...
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Kate Shackleton mysteries volume 1
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When the untimely disappearance of Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite disrupts the peaceful town of Bridgestead, Kate Shackleton is tapped to discover the missing man's fate, only to stumble on dangerous secrets.
10) Died in the wool
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Torie O'Shea mysteries volume 10
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With the Garden Club's First Annual Rose Show right around the corner and a historic house up for sale, Torie O'Shea, mother of three and president of the historical society in New Kassel, Missouri, has her hands full.
Nosy by nature, Torie can't help but poke around the old Kendall house, rumored to contain rare Civil War artifacts and even rarer quilts that would make fantastic additions to the historic Gaheimer House that Torie runs. But, why...
11) Wool Gathering
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For this collection of stories, Sal, our loyal Border Collie, is joined by Terry Wogan, Janis Joplin and numerous dairy cows. Meet pheasants, Herdwicks, foxes, roe deer, and the occasional pink teddy bear. Welcome to the world of administrative overload and political incomprehension. All human life, (or at least all that hasn't already fled screaming for sanctuary) is here.
12) Red Wool
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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.
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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...
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During the annual butterfly festival at California's Monterey Peninsula, Casey Feldstein, while setting up a yarn retreat, baking and helping out, must unravel the clues to catch a killer when a former butterfly queen is found with a knife in her back. Includes knitting pattern and a recipe.
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"Dessert chef Casey Feldstein has learned one end of a knitting needle from the other after inheriting her aunt's yarn retreat business, but a murder threatens to unravel her latest event. Casey's running a new retreat called 'From Sheep to Shawl' at a resort on the atmospheric Monterey Peninsula. Participants will learn about sheepshearing, fixing up the fleece, and spinning, and will eventually knit a lovely shawl. Nicole Welton has been hired...
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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...
19) Inherit the Wool
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In this new Yarn Retreat Mystery from nationally bestselling author Betty Hechtman, Casey Feldstein is determined to tie up loose ends to solve another murder . . . After reconnecting with some old college friends on social media, part-time dessert chef and muffin maker Casey Feldstein has gotten herself roped into hosting a knitting retreat for the group. Tangled up in worries over how they'll judge her unconventional life and the rustic atmosphere...
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Todd Richardson, MD, is a retired Family Medicine physician, having practiced for thirty six years in Louisville, Kentucky. He developed a keen interest in oriental rugs and began studying and collecting them over forty years ago. Dr. Richardson also has had an abiding interest in medical history since obtaining his BA in History at the University of Louisville. Since that time, he has belonged to textile organizations, given lectures on oriental...
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