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wool

vr.tr.wool · PHY.OBJ

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.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

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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

animal fiber

is produced by - chiefly

sheep

is spun into - for textiles

yarn

is composed of - protein

keratin

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

rabbit woolpashminarya woolCape Woolpulled woolwool wastesheep woolLambswoolqiviutshoddymungoyak fiberllama fiberkarakul woolmerinorecycled woolcamelid fiberwool top

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.

  1. What is wool, and how does its fibre structure give its properties? definition
  2. Is the question about sheep wool, another animal fibre or a wool-like synthetic? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What kinds of wool exist by animal, breed and origin, such as merino, Cape Wool and pashmina? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Produce Production.

Practice.

Processing

Shearing to yarn.

Processing

Processing.

  1. How is wool shorn, scoured, carded, combed and spun, and what are pulled wool and wool waste? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Grading

Grading.

Grading

Grading.

  1. How is wool graded by micron, length and yield? provenance
  2. Which entry fits wool classing? action
Use Uses and care.

Practice.

Uses

Uses.

Uses

Uses.

  1. How is wool used in clothing, carpets, felt, rya rugs and insulation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific product? action

Care

Care.

Care

Care.

  1. How should wool be washed and stored to avoid felting and moths? action
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Welfare, economy and history.

Attribution.

Welfare

Welfare and sustainability.

Welfare

Welfare.

  1. What welfare and sustainability debates surround wool, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

History

History and trade.

History

History.

  1. How has the wool trade shaped economies from medieval England to Australia? provenance
  2. 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?