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Wool
Wool is the fiber obtained from mainly sheep as well as other certain animals. Wool is made to make clothing, often socks and sweaters.
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What kind of wool does alpaca produce?
An alpaca animal grows fleece that can be cleaned, carded and spun into alpaca wool.
Your answer depends on the source of the fleece used to make up the wool.
Some wool is very coarse: other wool is very soft.
Of course rabbits do not have wool. They have fur.
The fur of angora rabbits is called wool.
Why can't you wash wool pants?
you can't wash wool pants because they will shrink in the wash then you will not be able towear them. this is why you have to wash them by hand.
What is the difference Lambs Wool and normal wool?
Lambs wool is wool that is shorn from a sheep under the age of 1. Only one shearing is possible to obtain lambs wool. It may be softer and finer, but basically the same as "regular" wool.
Why is wool mixed with other fibers?
Unfortunately, the question cannot be answered as it is written. Knitted fabric itself consists of fiber, as does any other sort of fabric, whether woven, felted, crocheted, etc. So any fabric can be described as "fibers" that are "mixed together."
From which animals do you get wool?
Wool comes from animals who grow it. The most common animal is sheep.There are others which include lama, alpaca ,and other mammals. Sheep wool is also very popular along with Cashmere wool which is collected from cashmere goats.
Sheep are often farmed in places like Australia
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but in some countries they use camels wool, which is soft on the inside!
Wool is primarily from sheep.
Other animals give us other types of wool :
Cashmere or pashmina is collected from Cashmere Goats.
Lamb's wool is collected from lambs (young sheep).
Camel Wool is collected from camel.
Mohair is collected from Angora goats.
Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibers. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials. Felt can be of any color, and made into any shape or size. Felt is the oldest form of fabric known to humankind. It predates weaving and knitting, although there is archaeological evidence from the British Museum that the first known thread was made by winding vegetable fibers on the thigh.[citation needed] In Turkey, the remains of felt have been found dating back at least to 6,500 BC. Highly sophisticated felted artefacts were found preserved in permafrost in a tomb in Siberia and dated to 600 AD. Many cultures have legends as to the origins of feltmaking. Sumerian legend claims that the secret of feltmaking was discovered by Urnamman of Lagash.[citation needed] The story of Saint Clement and Saint Christopher relates that while fleeing from persecution, the men packed their sandals with wool to prevent blisters. At the end of their journey, the movement and sweat had turned the wool into felt socks.[citation needed] For a long time, the economy of what is now Canada was based on the fur trade, the hunting of beaver (and, to a lesser extent, other animals) for the felt industry in Europe. This led to a very basic colonization, organized by fur trade companies, until governmental measures were taken to ensure a real economic and demographic development. Feltmaking is still practiced by nomadic peoples in Central Asia, where rugs, tents and clothing are regularly made. Some of these are traditional items, such as the classic yurt, while others are designed for the tourist market, such as decorated slippers. In the Western world, felt is widely used as a medium for expression in textile art as well as design, where it has significance as an ecological textile.
Felt can be made from two materials: wool fiber or acrylic fiber. Wool fiber is a product of sheep, and acrylic fiber for felt-making often comes from recycled soda bottles.
Generally speaking, wool felt is a more finely-textured and denser fabric than acrylic felt. Its colors tend to be a little richer and subtler, too. Acrylic felt, however, is very affordable and great for children's crafts.
The manufacturing processes for these two types of felt are fairly similar. Felt-making begins with a mass of fibers. They are then pressed into a flat sheet and punched with a series of barbed needles to help the fiber become tightly tangled. The more tangled the fiber becomes, the more it holds together as a fabric. After that, the felt can be dyed any color, or even pressed with a heat source to create an embossed design.
What do you mean by this? Who first spun wool or who first put it to use?
