This Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History

"A book about wool and sheep, the making of Scotland, England and farming, textile manufacture, folklore and, crucially, the essential craft of knitting." —Janice Galloway, author of Jellyfish

Over the course of a year, Esther Rutter—who grew up on a sheep farm in Suffolk, and learned to spin, weave and knit as a child—travels the length of the British Isles, to tell the story of wool's long history here.

She unearths fascinating histories of communities whose lives were shaped by wool...