Wool classing
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Wool classing is the production of uniform, predictable, low-risk lines of wool, carried out by examining the characteristics of the wool in its raw state and classing it accordingly. Wool classing is
Parts of a Merino fleece
Throwing a freshly shorn fleece onto a wool table for skirting and classing.
Wool classing in Australia, c. 1900
Wool classing room, Queensland, Australia, circa 1926
Wool measurement
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A micron is the measurement used to express the diameter of wool fibre. Fine wool fibers have a low micron value. Fibre diameter is the most important characteristic of wool in determining its value.
Wool classing
…products. The unit of measurement is crimps per inch or crimps per centimeter. The average diameter or mean fiber diameter is measured in micrometers (microns). Before the advent of technology to measure crimps and diameter, English wool-handlers categorized wool based on their fineness by estimating spinning…
An ultra-fine, 14.6-micron Merino fleece.