wool
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.
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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Textiles, carpets, felt and insulation.
It can be explain kinds and properties; relay grading and processing; relay production and welfare standards; distinguish from other fibres.
Distinguishing features
Crimped scaled fibre
Warmth and elasticity
Grading by fineness
Animal origin
What it looks like
A crimped, soft to coarse animal fibre, off-white to brown or black, sold as fleece, tops or yarn.
Physical character
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
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is produced by - chiefly
is spun into - for textiles
is composed of - protein
In practice
Families and kinds
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
Identifiers
HS 5101 wool, not carded or combed
Standards and regulation
Wool grading standards and IWTO test methods
Responsible Wool Standard and animal welfare rules
Textile labelling laws
Woolmark certification
Failure modes and hazards
Animal welfare concerns such as mulesing, with positions attributed
Moth damage and felting in care
Mislabelled fibre content
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.wool
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What wool is.
Science.
Definition
Definition and structure.
Definition
Definition.
- What is wool, and how does its fibre structure give its properties? definition
- Is the question about sheep wool, another animal fibre or a wool-like synthetic? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of wool exist by animal, breed and origin, such as merino, Cape Wool and pashmina? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Produce Production.
Practice.
Processing
Shearing to yarn.
Processing
Processing.
- How is wool shorn, scoured, carded, combed and spun, and what are pulled wool and wool waste? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Grading
Grading.
Grading
Grading.
- How is wool graded by micron, length and yield? provenance
- Which entry fits wool classing? action
Use Uses and care.
Practice.
Uses
Uses.
Uses
Uses.
- How is wool used in clothing, carpets, felt, rya rugs and insulation? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific product? action
Care
Care.
Care
Care.
- How should wool be washed and stored to avoid felting and moths? action
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Welfare, economy and history.
Attribution.
Welfare
Welfare and sustainability.
Welfare
Welfare.
- What welfare and sustainability debates surround wool, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History
History and trade.
History
History.
- How has the wool trade shaped economies from medieval England to Australia? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of the wool trade? action
What the second pass must settle
- 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?