Author Jane Cooper joins us to talk all about her book, The Lost Flock: Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman’s Journey to Save Scotland’s Original Sheep. Jane and Jen chat about why the Orkney Boreray sheep are so very special, Jane's maker journey, lambs...lots of lambs, and what it's like writing your first book.
About The Lost Flock
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From Viking times to pastoral Highland crofts to odious research experiments, this is the untold, real-life detective story of the remarkable little horned sheep known as the Orkney Boreray and the determined woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.
About the Sheep
https://orkneyboreray.com
https://www.instagram.com/orkneyboreray
Yarn
https://northronaldsayyarn.co.uk
https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk
http://www.woolsack.org
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