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 <a href='https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-lost-flock/'>Purchase Paperback</a> <a href='https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-lost-flock-audiobook/'>Purchase Audiobook</a> 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 <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGo0dGhQUFhfNXQ2b1JGQ01MNDhBMENiRWR3d3xBQ3Jtc0trQnZCZTJkWExiRXZBc2xDSHB6N2dCOE9wUWhxTDNYSnBoSHpZZVZjYzh6ZG9KaUFQQ0d5RWYzMkI1N19Lc1gwOWhyTlEwNGVhMjZjN1pqQVB3RUkyMEZNQVUzSV9BbFc2SmtFazcwaS1iOFd6UE9DOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Forkneyboreray.com%2F&v=L0BiuD3dtUA'>https://orkneyboreray.com</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa25Ma0o5WUprSWRKS1FyX1Z0ckZsM0xrYjVNUXxBQ3Jtc0tucVVScTlLMHozRF8tbExYZXRDV0ZkR195SVIzSlVORFdxdllUekhFazc0TTFSMDY5WXVFa2lHeWFRdmFEdzRQU012RWIzZUhVY1NWSGhRQ05ZM3NQZUE0eUE5eHZtNFNHWWgwS2o3YVZKU0t2ckIyQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Forkneyboreray&v=L0BiuD3dtUA'>https://www.instagram.com/orkneyboreray</a> <ul><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ronaldsay_sheep'>The sheep who eat seaweed</a></li><li><a href='https://oisf.org'>Orkney Science Festival</a></li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PrHAHpf2Qk&t=0s'>The Lost Flock's launch event</a></li></ul>Yarn <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW9MZEtRbTNzejNhUUpGd3lLenJHMk5aM0syd3xBQ3Jtc0ttRkNlUkN5b1JFZDdHZnZBcEJMZmlGeHNoQVBxaldaU05XajI5Q0FCb2o0cVM3UzlXTzFueFZpYWE1NllfLVc4LS1meWNrYXFTTVNhQ19odlNaVGxYZERVNzlUQmtPTWQtcElLNHloWWFYdXhkQU9LOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthronaldsayyarn.co.uk%2F&v=L0BiuD3dtUA'>https://northronaldsayyarn.co.uk</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUttTDJsaHV4b25hYkVoOVdvX1cweld4dU1NZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUW9jLW1zZWVCNklVM1Z2NmJXQTc3dmRVZGs1eHh0SFhnbHBNU043Zm1YZnE3Tmo0LU5jbENHUm5LNE9vVEgxWEYzbFRxUk1md0tGS0VfSElnVDQwTzhoWlMzMGtsbFo4T1F1VW8zNzVuNVlMblItQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackeryarns.co.uk%2F&v=L0BiuD3dtUA'>https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFAzMmYyWDM2SnBDS3UyYUh5OHl5UEFXZXNOUXxBQ3Jtc0tuS1hTWXVDZG1UVmFzLXVpMy1FRXNnV0g1SzZWeXJONTFuQXNOOGlrRFgtM3hqc2xmaWxXT1VydVAwNFJJQi04QWFJSlJIbDhaNDZzTlVDNkNoWG1PcU1tSDZaQ3lnMDcyNFBZamk0VVJmMTIwTVdZQQ&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woolsack.org%2F&v=L0BiuD3dtUA'>http://www.woolsack.org</a>Music by <a href='https://despatches.bandcamp.com/'>Despatches</a>. 💖 Download the Making app and join our amazing community of makers by visiting <a href='https://themakingapp.com'>themakingapp.com</a> If you'd like to give a shout-out, have a question that you'd like us to answer on the podcast, or are interested in sponsoring Making Conversation, email us at hq@makingco.com. See you in the Making app! ps- We talk about our values a lot. Just in case you're curious, <a href='https://themakingapp.com/about'>take a peek</a>.

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