Nonfiction Books

A fast-paced account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yarn, and the people and vanishing indu...

My Unexpected Life in Knitting tockinette, ribbing, cables, even the humble yarn over can instantly evoke places, times, people, conversations, all...

A New York Times Bestseller Knitting aficionado and notable artisan Clara Parkes delves into her storied travels with this inspiring and witty mem...

An addictively free-ranging survey of the massive impact that the humble and loveable sheep have had on human history.From the plains of ancient Me...

In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers...

True Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this ...