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What is it called when wool is taken from a sheep all at once?
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∙ 12y ago
Shearing ie the sheep is shorn.
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What is the coat of a sheep?
wool, once it is shorn from a sheep it is called a fleece
a male sheep is called?
A fleece is what the wool is called once it has been shorn from the sheep.
How do you make sheep's coat into fleece?
A sheep's coat is called a fleece once it has been shorn from the sheep it is called wool and then this is washed and spun into yarn.
What are sheep's fur called?
It is known as wool, once it has been shorn from the sheep it is called a fleece and is used to make clothing.
What is the wool on a sheep called?
Once a year, in the spring, a shearer uses hand shears (similar to large scissors) or electric shears (similar to an electric razor) to cut the wool off the sheep. The sheep don't mind the process, and as soon as the weather warms up they're really glad to be rid of all that wool!
When do sheep get their fur?
Sheep grow wool not fur and they are born with it. The wool grows as they get older and farmers shear them once a year for the wool.
What material is gotten from a fleece of a sheep?
Wool can be taken from sheep. They are sheared in the spring.
Which part of a sheep is a fleece?
The wool once it has been shorn from the sheep.
Can sheep be eaten once they've been sheared for their wool?
Yes; the meat of sheep is called mutton. It is eaten in many European countries.
Does sheeps have outer coverings?
Sheep grow wool. When the wool is shorn from a sheep it is called a fleece.
What are waves or kinks in a sheep's wool?
The waves and kinks in a sheep's wool are called crimp. Sheep's wool has between 2 and 30 waves or kinks to the inch.
What is fleece of wool?
A fleece is what the wool is called when it is shorn from a sheep.
