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NOTE: T HIS MEETING IS ON A TUESDAY NIGHT, RATHER THAN OUR USUAL WEDNESDAY PROGRAM The last of our Sheep Breed Studies: Gotland Sheep by Pam M. Wensleydale Sheep by Pat E. Icelandic by Lisa W. Norwegian by Mary Helen B. Speaking of the sheep of Norway, there is an interesting article online that should be of interest to us spinners, No Wool No Vikings - The Fleece That Launched 1000 Ships by Claire Eamer Today, boats such as this recreated Viking ship, sport linen sails Photo by Claire Eamer from Hakai Magazine online Claire recounts a recent trip aboard the Braute , a Viking style recreated ship. She talks not just about the cold, difficult day journey itself, but also what it took in ancient times to create the sails for the ships. As recently as 200 years ago, the square sails of some of the Viking ships were most likely woolen - dense cloth of handspun wool, "woven on looms in their small dark cottages. . . Outfitting a single warship might have required the wool of 1000 s...