Book Beginning: Raw Material by Stephany Wilkes

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
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MY BOOK BEGINNING

Two days ago, a former rodeo cowboy -- a barrel of a man -- said to me: "I tell you what, little sister. My first year, a man told me: 'I been to boot camp and shearin' school and  shearin' school's harder.'"

-- Raw Material: Working Wool in the West by Stephany Wilkes. I'm fascinated by Wilkes’s story of learning how to shear sheep and joining a growing community of eco-friendly wool producers.

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.

EARLY BIRDS & SLOWPOKES: This weekly post goes up Thursday evening for those who like to get their posts up and linked early on. But feel free to add a link all week.

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YOUR BOOK BEGINNING





TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.

MY FRIDAY 56

After shearing is complete and all fleeces sorted and graded, the wool is baled by grade, like with like. A higher grade brings a higher price for the seller, and explains why the skilled people who skirt fleeces and grade wool are so important: their work affects the grower's wool reputation long after the bales are gone.

Learn more about Stephany Wilkes and her work with sheep and wool here at We Love Sheep.