How many types of wool are there?
Sheep Breeds-loosely grouped by wool types Fine Wool Merino Delaine Merino Rambouillet requires careful preparation Debouillet good for the softest, "next to the skin" garments Booroola Merino Cormo Shetland Medium Wool Suffolk Dorset Oxford Hampshire Shropshire Southdown Jacob Clun Forest good beginner fleeces Tunis used most often for mittens, hats, Finnish Landrace (Finnsheep) sweaters, gloves and jackets Polworth Perendale Navajo Churro (those listed below are also known as Crossbreed) Columbia Panama Romeldale Targhee Corriedale Montadale Longwool Romney Lincoln Cotswold Leicester Border Leicester good for outer garments Coopworth lend themselves to worsted yarns Lincoln Longwool Teeswater Wensleydale Shetland Coarsewool/mountain Karakul Cheviot Scottish Blackface Welsh Mountain used for hardwearing fabrics and rugs Black Welsh Mountain Rough Fell Swaledale
Recommended Wools For Specific Yarns (Remember, these are just recommendations, not rules set in stone!) For soft yarn, Fine: Merino, Southdown, fine Romney, Corriedale,Shetland Medium: Corriedale, Perendale, Romney, Shetland For thick, bulky yarn: Cheviot, Perendale, Southdown, or fine Romney For shiny yarn: long-stapled lustrous breeds such as Leicester, Coopworth, or Romney For dull yarn: Cheviot, Southdown. For hard yarn: Lincoln, Leicester, Coopworth, strong Romney. For smooth yarn: long-stapled fleece from Romney, Leicester, or Coopworth.
Why is wool often chosen to make blankets?
because wool sometimes shrinks when you wash it causing your quilt to be distorted
Wool comes from sheep, the farmers shave it off and weave it together.
Yes wool is strong, this is because sheep drinks water and eat grass. That is the only reason why wool fabric is strong.
Wool grows pretty much like the hair on your head does, only denser and finer.
Animals that have wool are alpacas, lamas, and some types of sheep and goats.
What are the process of sheep wool after shearing?
To put it simply, most wool is packed away, cleaned, combed and used to make woollen clothing items
You know about Alpaca wool but can you get Llama wool?
"We don't select our classic llamas for their fiber quality. All the characteristics of good fiber production (as well as many of the characteristics of good fiber for spinning) are directly opposed to what's ideal for keeping working llamas easily combed for weather protection without overheating ... and working performance llamas is what we raise and use. The South Americans had it absolutely right -- two kinds of llamas for two purposes. Because of our immersion in performance llamas, we also didn't start out using llama fiber at all. However, we are continually finding ourselves in the position of educating others. We knew how much misinformation from "experts" is peddled out there as "fact" in all facets of llamas, so we finally undertook learning about fiber use in order to avoid inadvertantly passing on similar misinformation about fiber (and yep, we quickly found that there's plenty of misinformation about fiber out there, too). Although we do save the more suitable combings from our own classic herd for outer-garment and nongarment use (it's quite possible to spin, although not as easy nor as satisfying), for next-to-the-skin projects, we use fiber from good-quality woolly and silky llamas and alpacas" from Lost Creek Llama Wool is a type of real fur that is shaved from and similar animals to a sheep == ==
Why can you get a shock by touched a doorknob after walking on a wool carpet?
You build up static electricity by walking across the carpet. When you touch metal, it releases the stored energy.
positive and negative charges. when you drag your feet against carpet you are negatively charged and so the metal is positively charged so there fore causing an electric shock
Some people think so, myself included. I have to wear a thin cotton shirt under my wool sweater.
Merino wool is expensive because of the wool's grade system, production costs, and the exclusivity of the sheep. This wool is finer, has different grades and dye processes, and the sheep are only used in New Zealand and Australia.
Wool is a natural fibre that is made into many types of products including clothing, accessories, bedding and more.
Important properties of Alpaca wool?
Alpaca wool is fine, soft, and generally comes in 8-12 inch long fibers. It has a good luster and is an extremely good insulative wool.
What features determine the quality of wool?
From Wikipedia, below:
"The quality of wool is determined by its fiber diameter, crimp, yield, color, and staple strength. Fiber diameter is the single most important wool characteristic determining quality and price."
How do you set a skein of wool after spinning it?
Most commercial skeins today are made to be pulled from the center, and they don't need unwinding. If you want to roll the yarn into balls, the old fashioned way is the only way I know of, simply start at the end and lift up on the yarn. Roll it up as it comes off the skein, and then pull more off. It is a very time consuming process. You have to use some care to prevent the yarn from getting too twisted. I usually just let the skein bounce around loose on my lap, or on a clean cloth on the table.
Where in the world can you find wool?
Wool is produced all around the world. There are several types of wools coming from different sources. For example cashmere wool, lambswool, camel wool, sheep wool etc.
Here is few countries which are major producers for wool:
India
Pakistan
China
Sheep fleece is usually shorn from the animals annually. Fleece from other animals may be harvested on different schedules, depending on the animals and the climate in which they live.
Yes you can wash a wool jacket or any wool clothing. You have to hand wash it ( I do it in the sink ) and then let it air dry on a flat surface ( dont hang it the fibers will stretch )
Marino wool comes from a breed of sheep -- Marino. You can read more about them, below.
What is cloth of wool and linen called?
Cloth manufactured of a blend of wool and linen would be called a wool-linen blend, usually with the percentage mix of each fibre indicated on the label.
What ply was Patons tweedly wool?
Patons has many weights of Tweed wool, so look through the Paton link and see if you can find the specific wool you are looking for and have an answer that way.
What material is made from wool?
Wool fabrics are made from wool -- as are some wool blend fabrics, which contain less than 100% wool.