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101 Bactrian Wool
The fibre yielded by the Bactrian or Asiatic camel. It is a long hairy material and is mixed with wool or cotton, and spun into yarn which is used locally, to make the warm hairy lining of cloaks and outer-garments. -
102 Buffalo Wool
Very fine wool, growing among the coarse hair on the buffalo. Used for fine felt hats, shawls, etc. The supply is limited. -
103 Cheviot Wool
Produced by a breed of sheep in South Scotland and the Highlands. It is a fine, dense and soft wool, with a 4-in. staple, spinning 46's to 50's quality. The Sutherland Cheviot is the cleanest and best. It is used for Cheviot tweeds. -
104 Chuna Wool
The long wool of the chuna sheep of South America, which is a descendant of the Spanish merino. -
105 Decreasing Wool
The scouring process that removes the natural grease from raw wool by the action of volatile solvents, such as naphtha, benzene, bi-sulphate of carbon, etc. -
106 Dewlap Wool
The heavy folds of wool under the jaws of the sheep. -
107 Dumba Wool
The native name for wool from the fat-tailed sheep in Kabul and Peshawar, India. It is used mostly locally for chogas (cloaks with sleeves) by the Afghans and others in India. -
108 Fall Wool
FALL WOOL (U.S.A.)Wool shorn in the Autumn, and represents a five to six months' growth, and is the second shearing in the year. -
109 First Combing Wool
The long wool taken from the sides of the fleece.Dictionary of the English textile terms > First Combing Wool
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110 Guanaco Wool And Yarn
A wool obtained from a native sheep of South America it is of the same colour and nature as that of the Vienna, but shorter and coarser. Used in hat making and for umbrella cloth. The yam is similar to alpaca yarn and often confused with it.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Guanaco Wool And Yarn
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111 Lady Betty's Wool
Very fine wool yarn, spun from the Leicester fleece and used solely in the early 19th century for knitting shawls and the like. It was made single and up to six-fold. -
112 Mexican Wool
This wool is mostly used in the Western States of America for yarns made into " home spun " fabrics. In the Eastern States it is used for carpet yarns. It is very coarse and is yielded by sheep in Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Colorado. The fleece weighs about 2-lb. -
113 Roscommon Wool
The sheep producing this wool are widely distributed in the Irish Lowlands. It has an 8-in. staple, spins 44's quality and the fleeces average 8-lb. Used for dress fabrics, serges and bunting, etc. Classed as a demi-lustre. -
114 Strong Wool
A wool sorting term for fleeces which run a little harsher than the average and used for yarns about 60's and heavier. The quality is lower than fine wools and the fibres thicker. -
115 Third Combing Wool
Wool taken from the lower part of the back of the fleece.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Third Combing Wool
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116 Criolla Wool
A term given to a low quality of Argentine wool, from the region of Patagonia. This class of wool is used for carpets. -
117 Joria Wool
The best type of East Indian wool, it has a springy staple and spins into a full handle yarn and cloth (see Indian wool) -
118 Kandahar Wool
Good quality carpet wool from East India. It is largely used for the native-made Indian carpets (see Indian wool) -
119 Khorassan Wool
A variety of Persian wool of long, fine staple. It is the best type of Persian wools (see Persian Wool) -
120 Plucked Wool
Wool plucked from a sheep which has been dead a few days. Sometimes the term is applied to skin wool.
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