Wool
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Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have
Wool before processing
Unshorn Merino sheep. This breed of sheep is known for its fine wool.
Shorn sheep
Champion hogget fleece, Walcha Show
Sheep shearing
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Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year. The an
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…mechanical irritation and itching. Contact allergy to lanolin or processing chemicals is a separate condition and is uncommon in modern wool garments. Sheep shearing is the process in which a worker (a shearer) cuts off the woollen fleece of a sheep. The quality of fleeces is determined by a technique known as wool…
Machine shearing a Merino, Western Australia. The shearer is using a sling for back support.
Shears and cowbells c. 250 AD Spain
Sheep in modern Crete
Throwing a fleece onto a wool table.