Samples

Sample 1:Green Icelandic
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Wool
Classification	Animal Fibers
Title/Name	Green Icelandic
Measurements	100 yds.	Single ply		10 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Spinning Wheel
Physical Description	Chemically dyed green ball of yarn
Creation-Creator	Icelandic--sheep
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	Icelandic		Handspun
	Icelandic wool		Sheep
	green		Spinning wheel
Creation Date	Earliest: 2000		Latest: 2000
Ownership	Conne Graham
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	121.1x ICE
Context-Geographical	Original location:Reykavik, Iceland

Sample 2:Rust Churro
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Wool
Classification	Animal Fibers
Title	Rust Churro
Measurements	1450 yds.	Navajo ply (3-ply)		8 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Drop spindle
Physical Description	Naturally dyed ball of rust colored yarn
Creation-Creator	Churro--sheep
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	Navajo		Handspun
	Churro		Sheep
	rust		Drop spindle
Creation Date	Earliest: unknown		Latest: 1998
Ownership	Jenna Johnson
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	121.13 CHU
Context-Geographical	Original location:Chinle, Arizona

Sample 3:Natural Camel
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Down
Classification	Animal Fiber
Title/Name	Natural Camel
Measurements	1600 yds.	2-ply		12 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Spinning wheel
Physical Description	Undyed ball of soft camel down
Creation-Creator	Camel
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	Down		Handspun
	camel		Spinning wheel
	Turkmen
Creation Date	Earliest: unknown		Latest: 2001
Ownership	Kelli Lewis
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	123.1 CAM
Context-Geographical	Original location:Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Sample 4:Red Saryja
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Wool
Classification	Animal Fiber
Title/Name	Red Saryja
Measurements	2000 yds.	2-ply		14 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Spinning wheel
Physical Description	Rough, red skein of rug yarn
Creation-Creator	Saryja--sheep
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	Rug yarn		Handspun
	red		Spinning wheel
	sheep		Turkmen
Creation Date	Earliest: unknown		Latest: 2001
Ownership	Kelli Lewis
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	121.1x SAR
Context-Geographical	Original location:Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Sample 5:Black Saryja
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Wool
Classification	Animal Fiber
Title/Name	Black Saryja
Measurements	2000 yds.	2-ply		14 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Spinning wheel
Physical Description	Rough, black skein of rug yarn
Creation-Creator	Saryja--sheep
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	Rug yarn		Handspun
	black		Spinning wheel
	sheep		Turkmen
Creation Date	Earliest: unknown		Latest: 2001
Ownership	Kelli Lewis
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	121.1x SAR
Context-Geographical	Original location:Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Sample 6:Green Merino
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Wool
Classification	Animal Fiber
Title/Name	Green Merino
Measurements	125 yds.	2-ply		16 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Spinning wheel
Physical Description	Soft, wound skein of green merino wool
Creation-Creator	Merino--sheep
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	Knitting yarn		Handspun
	green		Spinning wheel
	sheep		Norweigan
Creation Date	Earliest: unknown		Latest: 2000
Ownership	Erlene Stevenson
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	121.1x MER
Context-Geographical	Original location:Oslo, Norway

Sample 7:Purple Romney
 

Object/Work	Yarn
Object/Work-Type	Wool
Classification	Animal Fiber
Title/Name	Purple Romney
Measurements	150 yds.	Single ply		12 e.p.i.
Materials and Techniques—Process	Handspun
Materials and Techniques—Implements	Spinning wheel
Physical Description	Spun from Romney sliver and dyed in
Creation-Creator	Romney--sheep
Subject Matter-Description-Indexing Terms	wool		Handspun
	purple		Spinning wheel
	sheep
Creation Date	Earliest: 1998		Latest: 1998
Ownership	Jenna Johnson
Current Location—Repository Name	Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
Current Location—Respository Location	Prescott, Arizona
Current Location—Repository Numbers	121.1x ROM
Context-Geographical	Original location:Prescott, Arizona

Sample 8:Fiber Classification

001Fibers

010Handspun Fibers

100 Natural Fibers

110 Cellulose (Plant)

111 Seed fibers

111.1 cotton 

111.2 kapok

112 Bast fibers

112.1 flax 

112.2 ramie 

112.3 hemp 

112.4 jute

113 Leaf fibers

113.1 musa 

113.2 pineapple 

113.3 sisal and agave 

113.4 raffia 

113.5 New Zealand flax

         114 Nut Husk fibers:

114.1 coconut

120 Protein (Animal)

121 Wool

121.1 Sheep

121.11 Border Leicester

121.12 Cheviot

                                         121.13 Churro

121.14 Columbia

121.15 Corriedale

121.16 Delaine…

122 Hair

122.1 Alpaca