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Encyclopedia > Crimp (wool)

Wool Classing is a profession designed for the sole purpose of grading the spinning capacity or designated purpose for the wool produced. This is carried out by examining the characteristics of the wool in its raw state. The characteristics which a wool classer may examine are: A profession is a specialized work function within society, generally performed by a professional. ... A grade may refer to many different concepts, including: in various contexts: Each item in a (generally ordered and finite) collection of symbols or designators used as a particular grade system to distinguish and rank corresponding groups, where distinct members or instances of each group are regarded as sufficiently similar... Spinning refers to several activities: For the fabrication of thread, see Spinning (textiles). ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, AR Wool is the fiber derived from the hair of domesticated animals, usually sheep. ...


Wool crimp - The number of bends per unit length along the wool fiber indicates spinning capacity of the wool. Fibers with a fine crimp usually have a small diameter, and can be successfully spun into fine yarns, with great lengths of yarn for a given weight of wool, and greater market value. Fine fibres may be utilised in the production of fine garments such as men's suits whereas the coarser fibres may be used for the production of carpet and other sturdy products. (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... Look up Suit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Suit is a term with various meanings: An action brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance (see Lawsuit). ... Historically, carpet has been a general term given to any loom-woven or felted textile and to grass floor coverings. ...


Wool Strength (also known as tensile strength) determines wool's ability to withstand vigorous cleaning and manufacturing. The weaker wools are generally sent for production of felt etc where the processing is not as extensive and harsh. The tensile strength of a material is the maximum amount of tensile stress that it can be subjected to before it breaks. ... Felt was also the name of a 1980s UK Indie band. ...


Wool colour - Indicates whether wool is able to be dyed in light shades. Colour may be graded depending upon the natural colour, impurities and various stains present. Severely stained wool decreases prices dramatically. For alternative meanings, see color (disambiguation). ... A dye can generally be described as a coloured substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. ...


The parts of wool taken from a sheep are graded separately. The fleece forming the bulk of the yield is placed with other fleece wool as the main line, other pieces suchs as the neck, belly and skirtings (inferior wool from edges) are placed together and sold for such purposes where the shorter less inferior wools are required. (for example fillings, carpets, insulation) The Crimp determines which grade the fleece will be placed into. This process enables primary producers to place wool into bales to send for sale, thus maximising returns by selling wool according to quality and weight. Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ... This article is about wool, the fiber. ... Yield may mean: In economics, yield is a measure of the amount of income an investment generates over time (related to return on investment). ... Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French B le [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the...


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Wool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1829 words)
Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as alpacas and rabbits may also be called wool.
Wool felt covers piano hammers and it is used to absorb odors and noise in heavy machinery and stereo speakers.
The recycled wool may be mixed with raw wool, wool noil, or another fibre such as cotton to increase the average fibre length.
HighBeam Encyclopedia - wool (1167 words)
WOOL [wool] fiber made from the fleece of the domestic sheep.
Wool consists of the cortex, overlapping scales (sharper and more protruding than those of hair) that may expand at their free edges causing fibers to intermesh; elasticum, the inner layer; and a core.
Wool is warm because its fibers are nonconductors of heat and its crimp permits it to enmesh still air.
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