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Wool Course0001
Wool Course0001
Wool Course0001
Jordan
U. of Minn •
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WOOL
A.
B.
.
Elongation from base of fiber:
Come from woel follicle.
1. Primary
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2. Se"condary
Amino acids join in long polypeptides. The protein chains gives wool
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B. Absorbs moisture and" evolves heat in doing 50, 50 doesn't feel damp
1
2
1 E. Light wt. and yet excellent insulation
G. Dyes weIl
Woo1 Gradins
Blood
Microns- No.hanks
1. Historica1
- Actual % ofMicrons
Merino
measurement
31.0
36.2
17.7 Count
24.9
27.8 32.7
-per-\...
38.1
19.1 26.4
58 's
29.3 29.3 - 31.0
. Count
~.•.Explanation
Systems
:r <• 3/8 1/2 80's
used (560
t17.7
yds.)
26.4
22.0
38.1 .or
--
-- less
Ib.
27.8
23.5
40.2 of tops.
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23.532.7
[19.1 - -24.9
46'sJ
34.9 34.9
20.6
36.2
and up ( 62's
20.636-'s] (
22.0
. A.
Blood eo,.J
GO'.
{{ 56'.
44'. J
] Q 60'. J
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A. Breed Î
C· A.
Yie1d of clean r;jfibers \Î,
Staple length '\ 'J--:; J'
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A. Nutrition
D. How and with what he ties it, sisal, vegetable, woo1 box, dense heavy
shrink
A. The why - fine diameter wool can be spun finer, more versatile fine
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more expensive garments.
Long wool has less spinning loss and ean be made into more expensive
material.
elothing.
Fine 2-3/4" -
$1.10 [1-3/4$1.05- 2-3/4 J 1-3/4 or less
.98
- 3"1
1/2 3 - up 2 " or less
1.05 C 2 .95 .90
eertain length and fineness grade; less shrink; less handling, lese transporta-
tion to Boston.
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Biggest seourge ta waal use by mills is
1. Variation in quality
2. Labor of preparing it
r;. , 3. Variation in priee
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Wool Processing
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1. Sorting and blending
2. Scouring
3. Carding - cylinder cards work wool into fine thin web drawn off into rovings
4. Dyeing
7. Knitting - interlocking
8. Pile fabrics - an-additional filling yarn sent through the warp - extra weft
9. Felt
1. Moth proof
5. Machine washable
7. Color
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GENETle Fi\CTORS DETERMI,!\j " ...•.
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B. ln foJds
2. Fiber diameter
3. Density
Wooi Production
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FACTORS EFFECTfNG WOOL PRODUCTION
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6. Nutrition
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EFFECl OF AGE AND TYPE Of B
ON WOOl 'Pf<ODUCTiON
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waOl PRODUCT.ON
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