FASH 290 Lecture 5: FASH 290 Lecture 5 (TH,Feb2)
13 Feb 2017
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Natural protein fiber (protein comes from animal) Wool (irritation/allergy potential and more expensive to care for: legal definitions on what you can call wool. Lambs wool defined: less than 7 months old, and first cutting: natural end with tapered end: australia 22. 5%, new zealand 18. 8%, china 18. 8%, eastern europe. Breed of sheep that produces high quality wool. Ancient breed, colonized by romans in spain. No kemp not suitable to use as fibers (outer guard coarse hairs) Australia 43% of all merino wool: sheep are domesticated. 30-70% impurities of fibers that come off of the sheep. Lanolin natural grease: clean/ scoured wool, sheared wool. Removed of live sheep: pulled wool. From used clothing and rags: virgin wool. Never been processed before: lamb"s wool. First cutting, animals less than 7 months old: physical structure. Good quality is around 2 in. Middle medulla, honey comb shaped cells that are open.
