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81 Port Phillip Wool
Wools raised in the southern part of Victoria, and shipped through Melbourne and Geelong are known as Port Phillip wools. Port Phillip is an extensive bay on the southern coast of Victoria, and the two important wool centres named are located on its shores. Port Phillip wool is a standard fine merino; it has a good colour, felts well, spins fine yarns and is largely used for fine worsted dress fabrics. -
82 French Wool
In France the production of wool has diminished during the last 50 years. The chief merino type is the Rambouillet and is classed in the variety of strong merino. The wools of France are not first-class as they lack " kindness " in handle, are often somewhat tender and contain too much of a yellowish hue, which leaves them only useful for dyeing purposes. This tinge is a matter for investigation as the dips used are not any fiercer than those used elsewhere. It is something in the soil and therefore the pasturage which affects the pigment colouring of the fibre. -
83 Non-Shrinkable Wool
Wool which has been treated with a solution of chlorine, and has been largely deprived of felting properties. Chlorinated wool has a greater affinity for dye-stuffs than natural wool and acquires a scroop. In a process only introduced in 1937, wool is made unshrinkable by steeping it for one hour at room temperature in a 2 per cent solution of sulphuryl chloride in white spirit, followed by hydro-extraction and washing out the residual sulphuric and hydrochloric acids.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Non-Shrinkable Wool
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84 Astrakhan Wool
This name is given to a grade of Karakul lambskins. The astrakhans are less lustrous, have longer hair and a much more open curl than the first grade of Karakul lambskins, which are Known as Persian lamb. The name is taken from a province of that name bordering on the Caspian Sea, in the S.E. part of European Russia. The name is also applied to woven and knitted imitations of natural astrakhan. Mohair and lustre wool yarns are used to give the lustre. -
85 Fallen Wool
Wool taken from sheep which have died, and has not the character of wool from the fleece. -
86 Picklock Wool
A wool sorter's term for the second-best sort of wool in the fleece. -
87 Sound Wool
Wool of any quality or breed which is strong in staple. This feature is generally determined by the peculiar " ring " given by the staple when held at tension in the right and left hand and dexterously sounded by being slipped off the end of the third finger of the right hand. -
88 Tanners' Wool
Wool removed by the use of lime from the skins of slaughtered sheep. Also known as glovers' wool. -
89 Range Wool
Wool shorn from sheep raised under ranching conditions. In the United States better known as territory wool (see Domestic wool) -
90 Anatolian Wool
The long and medium fine wool of the Caraman sheep of Anatolia and used largely in the making of Anatolian carpets. The sheep has a long, heavy and flat tail. -
91 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. -
92 Haslock Wool
A Scottish term for the part of the fleece taken from the throat. It is considered the finest wool. -
93 Mysore Wool
A coloured wool obtained from the Mysore sheep, a domestic type in India. The fibre is about 4-in. long and the colour from light grey to nearly black. The fleeces vary from 3-lb. to 4-lb. in weight. -
94 Phiri Wool
The native trade term in Kashmir for seconds wool which is separated from the finest and softest pashm before spinning it into yarn. Used for making the edges of Cashmere shawls. The shawl cloth, Patu is also manufactured from it. -
95 Ripening Wool
A process in the preparation of stiff, wiry carpet wools. The oiled wool is rolled into balls and allowed to "ripen" for a time, sometimes as long as two weeks. The oil thoroughly penetrates the fibres, softens them and makes them easier to work in carding and spinning. -
96 Russian Wool
Large quantities of wool of various types are grown in Russia, and most of it finds its way into Russian and Polish mills, and occasionally to Germany also. The merino wools from South Russia are often very fine, but lack the elasticity of Australian merino, and appear " leaner," " weftier " and without the full crimp so prominent in good-class wools. The crossbred and carpet wools also lack character, being less uniform in fibre build, and often require to be graded down. -
97 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. -
98 Slag Wool
This is an interesting byproduct from the blast furnace. It is not a textile fibre, although it is used as packing material. The process of manufacture consists in subjecting a small stream of molten slag to a strong blast of steam or compressed air. This has the effect of breaking if up into minute spherules, and each small bead particle as it is blown away carries behind it extremely delicate filaments resembling fine glass that are often 2 feet to 3 feet in length, but readily break up into smaller lengths, and in bulk look like a mass of cotton of a dirty slate colour. Slag wool has the property of great lightness combined with that of being absolutely fireproof; it is also a very good non-conductor of heat and sound. -
99 Alpaca Wool
This is obtained from the domesticated alpaca, an animal resembling the angora goat, but smaller, and is variously white, reddish-brown, or black; fibre 6 to 8-in. long, with a uniform diameter, slightly wavy, smooth and fine. It is chiefly used for ladies' dress cloths and lounge jackets. Spun into counts 28's and heavier, also 2/40's and 2/36's from the finer wools. Hosiery yarns are also made from alpaca wool, mostly soft spun in natural shades. -
100 Arab Wool
Wool clipped from sheep raised on the plains of Mesopotamia. It is usually washed on the sheep's back; of fine quality, crinkly fibre, and bright appearance; used for making blankets and the coarser fabrics.
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