{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.wool","code":"thing-q42329","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q42329/","name":"wool","alternateNames":["rabbit wool","pashmina","rya wool","Cape Wool","pulled wool","wool waste","sheep wool","Lambswool","qiviut","shoddy","mungo","yak fiber"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The textile fibre obtained from the fleece of sheep and, in a broader sense, from goats as cashmere and pashmina, rabbits as angora, camelids and other animals, composed of keratin with a crimped, scaled structure that gives warmth, elasticity and moisture handling, graded by fineness and origin as merino, Cape Wool, rya wool and others, and processed as pulled wool, wool waste and recycled wool; wool is spun into yarn for clothing, carpets, felt and insulation.","purpose":"Let an agent explain wool and its kinds, relay properties, grading and processing from textile sources, describe production and welfare standards, and distinguish wool from other fibres.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Crimped scaled fibre","Warmth and elasticity","Grading by fineness","Animal origin"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What wool is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition and structure.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is wool, and how does its fibre structure give its properties?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about sheep wool, another animal fibre or a wool-like 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yield?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits wool classing?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"use","name":"Use","description":"Uses and care.","layers":[{"id":"uses","name":"Uses","description":"Uses.","findings":[{"id":"uses-finding","name":"Uses","description":"Uses.","questions":[{"text":"How is wool used in clothing, carpets, felt, rya rugs and insulation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific product?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"care","name":"Care","description":"Care.","findings":[{"id":"care-finding","name":"Care","description":"Care.","questions":[{"text":"How should wool be washed and stored to avoid felting and moths?","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Welfare, economy and history.","layers":[{"id":"welfare","name":"Welfare","description":"Welfare and sustainability.","findings":[{"id":"welfare-finding","name":"Welfare","description":"Welfare.","questions":[{"text":"What welfare and sustainability debates surround wool, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History and trade.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How has the wool trade shaped economies from medieval England to Australia?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the history of the wool trade?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe wool fibres, their sources and properties, and how to care for woollen goods.","Report fibre content and origin from labels and certification records."],"mustNot":["Misrepresent fibre content, such as selling synthetic blends as pure wool or cashmere.","Make welfare or origin claims about wool without certification or evidence.","Dismiss documented animal welfare concerns in sheep and goat farming.","Recommend chemical treatments that harm workers or waterways without stating the risks."],"requiresHuman":["Endorsing welfare or sustainability claims for a specific wool product."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Animals are shorn and bred for wool, and their welfare depends on how they are kept and handled.","Herders and textile workers often earn little from high-value fibres such as cashmere."],"affectedParties":["Sheep, goats and other fibre animals","Herders and textile workers","Buyers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The farmer or herder who keeps the animals; then the producer or person who owns the wool.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q874142","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"animal fiber","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"sheep","type":"related","note":"chiefly"},{"target":"yarn","type":"related","note":"for textiles"},{"target":"keratin","type":"related","note":"protein"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.wool","Wikidata: Q42329 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42329)","HS: 5101 wool, not carded or combed"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["merino fibre diameter: about 12-24 micrometres","world wool production: about 1 million tonnes clean - per year","moisture regain: up to 30 percent - without feeling wet"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Keratin fibre from sheep and other animals","Merino, Cape Wool, rya wool, pashmina, rabbit wool, pulled wool, wool waste","Cotton and linen are plant fibres; acrylic imitates wool; hair fibres such as mohair are related","A crimped, soft to coarse animal fibre, off-white to brown or black, sold as fleece, tops or yarn."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain kinds and properties","relay grading and processing","relay production and welfare standards","distinguish from other fibres"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Animal welfare concerns such as mulesing, with positions attributed","Moth damage and felting in care","Mislabelled fibre content"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Wool grading standards and IWTO test methods","Responsible Wool Standard and animal welfare rules","Textile labelling laws","Woolmark certification"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Textiles, carpets, felt and insulation.","sheep wool by breed such as merino and by origin such as Cape Wool","cashmere and pashmina from goats","angora from rabbits","camelid fibres such as alpaca","rya wool for Scandinavian rugs","pulled wool from hides, wool waste and recycled wool"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q42329: wool","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42329","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Wool","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should cashmere and merino be separate primary entries?","How should grading standards be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming origins and by-products; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q42329/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 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