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v The so downy hair of Kashmir goats most important process. In this process,
Pashmina is produced in the western the sheared wool is washed properly using
Himalayas. This is used for making detergent and chemicals to make it clean,
cashmere, shawls and other high quality so and germ free. Therea er, it is
kni ed garments. smoothered by oiling.

v Camel hair which has been used among
the desert people to make heavy durable
tex les, is also used in mixtures with other
types of wool to make coa ngs, blankets,

rugs and carpets of high quality.
v The wool produced by the Merino sheep is
the top quality wool, account for about
one-third of world wool produc on.

A sheep is being sheared.

v Carding : In this process, washed wool is
sent into a carding machine. The carding
machine combs the loose wool fibres into a
sheet. Then, the sheet is twisted into ropes
called sliver. The sliver is then stretched
and twisted into yarn.

Finally, the yarn is wound to form balls of
wool. This wool is then used to make
A Merino Sheep woollen garments. The quality of wool is

Obtaining Wool determined by the coloured, fineness, the

You have studied that wool is the long and so number of crimps per unit length and the
hair of some animals. The thick coat of hair on cleanliness of the fibre.
a sheep’s body is called fleece. This fleece is
removed from its body by using clippers.
Removing animal hair from its body for
commercial purpose is called shearing. A er
the fleece is removed, it is examined for
quality.

Produc on of Wool Fibre

The produc on of wool fibre comprises various
processes. Woolen Clothes
These processes are as follows: Types of Woollen Cloth

v Cleaning : A er shearing the wool from There are two types of woollen cloth prepared
sheep’s body, cleaning is the first and the from the wool fibres:

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