Wool is usually stored in a sheeting shed until transported to where it is sold
At least 4 people. One to lead the alpaca in and hold the head during shearing. One to maintain tension on the ropes holding the alpaca stretched out. One to do the actual shearing. And another to gather up the fleece. For things to move quickly & efficiently with a small herd to shear, 8 is a good number. One shearer, one to hold the head, and another to manage the ropes. Then 2 people to bring the alpacas in & out, another 2 to gather the fleece, and one person to sweep up between alpacas.
because if some one sits on them they would get hurt without the wool
Good points are they keep the deer and elk population in check, they are beautiful animals, their howls are beautiful, and there are no bad points. Wolves are freakin' awesome.
You can make cloth by ball of wool by, Going to a loom to weave it. Only loom I know is in Draynor Manor next to cabbage port in the farmhouse. You would need 4 balls of wool to make strip of cloth.
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Virgin wool -- that is wool that has not been used before -- is spun from the fleece of the animal that grows the fleece.
There are several different types, for example:
One of the most highly regarded wool sheep is the merino. Other breeds prized for their soft wool are the baby doll and shetland. The southdown and corrindale are also used.
Pure new wool is wool that has not been used before. Pure new wool can be any of the wools. Pure merino pure, lambs wool, alpaca. Virgin wool and Pure new wool can be synonymous. Always look for the woolmark.
take wool, wash it, spin it into thread or yarn, and weave it into cloth which you can make into clothing, crochet, or knit.
Llamas, alpacas, Vicunas, guanacos, sheep, cashmere goats and cashmere rabbits can give wool. Llamas, alpacas, Vicunas and guanacos have very little lanolin in their wool so those who are allergic to sheep's wool, can typically wear lama wool.
Put Lapis Lazuli in your crafting slot to make Blue Dye.
Put bones in your crafting slot to make Bonemeal.
Put Bonemeal and Blue Dye together to make Light Blue Dye.
The dye can be used to dye wool as normal.
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.
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.
To put it simply, most wool is packed away, cleaned, combed and used to make woollen clothing items
"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 == ==