4. wool, animal fibre forming the protective
covering, or fleece, of sheep or of other
hairy mammals, such as goats and camels.
Selective sheep breeding eliminated most
of the long, coarse hairs forming a
protective outer coat, leaving the insulating
fleecy undercoat of soft, fine fibre.
5. Sources of WOOL
• Wool comes from sheep, goat, yak, camel and
some other animals. These wool-yielding
animals bear hair on their body.
6.
7. Wool name Fleece Region Characteristics Length Cross-
section
uses
Mohair Angora
goat
India
U.S.A.,
South
Africa,
Turkey
Long length, softness,
Springy nature,
excellent luster, very
little ability to felt
4-10
inches
25-55µ vast
variety of
textiles
Cashmere Tibetan
goat
India
Tibet
Downy handle, fluffy
nature, brown or
grayish white colour
1.5 – 3
inches
15 µ shawls
Alpaca Peruvian
goat or
llama
India
Peru,
Bolivia
Brown, gray or black in
colour
10 inch 10– 35 µ lining or
men’s
wear
8. REARING
Rearing means to look after the sheep
by
providing shelter ,food and health
care. The
person who look after the sheep is
called a
Shepherd. Sheep are herbivores
which means
they only eat grass and leaves . So ,
shepherds
take them to open grass lands for
grazing
.Apart from grazing grass the sheep
are also
fed the mixture of pulses , corn ,
jowar , oil
-cakes and minerals. In winters,
sheep are kept
indoors and fed on leaves, grains and
dry fodder .
9.
10. The fleece of
sheep along with a
thin layer of skin is
peeled from the
body using large
razor or with
electrically-driven
shearing machine.
11. Wool scouring is
the process of
washing wool in
hot water and
detergent to
remove the non-
wool contaminants
12. Sorting
The fleece is sorted into
grades by individuals
who have developed a
keen sense of touch.
They sort the fibers
according to
fineness, length, and
color. Each wool product
is made from a different
type of fiber, and the
sorter divides the fleece
accordingly. Thick, short
fibers are used in
tweeds. Thinner fibers
are used in fine wool…
