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1 Shropshire Wool
Wool obtained from the sheep of this name in England and Australia. It is fine, strong and lustrous, of superior quality and spinning qualities. The average weight is about 6-lb. per fleece. The breed is a larger and hardier one than most of the British sheep. Staple about 41/2-in. and spins 46's to 50's quality. -
2 Down Wool Yarns
A term to distinguish the worsted yarns made from wool grown in the South of England, and the finest of which is Southdown. The yarns are strong, but rather short in staple, and used for Meltons billiard cloth. West of England cloth, etc. Counts vary from 4/12's to 4/24's and up to 2/24's. Such down wools as those from Norfolk, Sussex, Oxford and Shropshire are chiefly used for hosiery yarns for hard-knitting, fingering and for crewel yarns. -
3 British Wools
These are classified as: - (1) Lustres; (2) Demi-lustres; (3) Downs; (4) Special wools; (5) Half-breds. They are divisible into two chief sorts - long wools and short wools. The long wools include the Lustre and Demi-lustre wools, and the short wools comprise Down wools and Special wools. Lustre Wools are Lincoln, Leicester, Notts and Yorkshire. Demi-lustre Wools are Border Leicester, Cotswold, Romney Marsh, Roscommon, Wensleydale and Devon. Short Wools include the Down Wools, Special Wools and Half-breds. Down Wools are Southdown, Shropshire Down, Suffolk Down, Oxford, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset Downs. Special Wools are Cheviot, Herdwick, Blackfaced, Welsh and Shetland. Half-bred Wools are North, Scotch Cross, South Ireland and others. There are also the " Skin Wools," which are comprised of wool removed from the skins of slaughtered sheep (see skin wools). A description of each type of wool is given under its name.
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