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© 2010 by Gail Callahan

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Callahan, Gail.
   Hand dyeing yarn and fleece / by Gail Callahan.
        p. cm.
   Includes index.
   ISBN 978-1-60342-468-4 (hardcover with concealed wire-o : alk. paper)
   1. Dyes and dyeing—Textile fibers. 2. Yarn. 3. Wool. I. Title.
TT853.C35 2010
746.6’041—dc22
                                                                              2009028676