Wool
4:42 AM | Author: NOFT

Wool has been available since the day sheep set their feet on earth, but it has been used since the shear was invented. The properties of the different types of wools aren’t so different. They are only different because the different wools come from different animals. Then the shape of the wool is depending on the race of the animal, the climate in its habitat and what it eats. All these things decide how the different kinds of wool are like.

The 4 biggest producers of wool are:
1. Australia, with 29, 1% of the market with unwashed wool and 31, 6% of the degreased wool market.
2. New Zealand, with 10, 4% of the market with unwashed wool and 13, 1% of the degreased wool market.
3. China with 10, 3% of the unwashed wool market and 9, 0% of the degreased wool market.
4. Russia, with 3, 9% of the market with unwashed wool and 4, 0% of the degreased wool market.
The process of wool starts when the sheep gets cut. This is mostly done with a machine nowadays. Before there were machines the sheep were cut with a shear like on the picture →
When all the wool is collected you have to wash it for 2-3 days. While you are washing it you have to dry it on a flat surface and NOT hang it up, that will make it stretch.
When you wash wool you have to activate a special “wool function” that most modern washing machines have. When ironing wool the iron must not touch the surface of the wool because it will ruin the fabric. To not ruin it you have to hold the iron around 2 cm above the surface.
Uses of Wool
Some uses of wool are sweaters, blankets, coats, suits, shirts, pillows and hats.
The most common one of these is the sweater, which is very popular here in Sweden.
Advantages of wool are: Absorbent, elastic, comfortable, easy to get, washable and it is a good insulator. Disadvantages are: it is expensive, it can be itchy, and it is the weakest of these ten fabrics and is sensitive to alkaline.
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