Typically, sheep are shorn once a year. This means that the wool is clipped from the animal, producing a bundle of wool that is called a fleece. Several fleeces are bundled together, bagged, and then ...

With this compact, portable reference in hand, crafters can quickly and easily look up any of 100 sheep breeds, the characteristics of their fleece, and the kinds of projects for which their fleece is ...

While it is common knowledge superfine wool has not been receiving the premiums in the past few years it once was - resulting in growers suffering financially as income is below the cost of production ...

WE have endeavoured to estimate the spatial configurations of single wool fibres by means of static and dynamic experiments in the decrimping region 1. While some fleeces predominantly consist of ...

You've probably noticed that wool garments keep you remarkably warm, even in harsh conditions, but there's more to this natural fiber than meets the eye. The science behind wool's exceptional warming ...