https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l en-us 2017-06-06 21:04:52 UTC 2026-03-13 23:57:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175464801 Quality requirements for wool. The difference between the grease wool weight and the clean wool weight is the yield.]]> 2017-06-06 21:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175464801 https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175464891 - Supplementary feed is provided during periods of slower pasture growth, in order to meet both the ‘maintenance’ nutritional requirements of the sheep and also to produce fibre of the highest quality.
- Icebreaker, SmartWool and Designer Textiles International, had agreed to pay a premium price for an assurance by farmers they no longer practised mulesing.
- The purpose of mulesing is to create a large area of scar tissue devoid of wool, keeping the rear end of the sheep cleaner and therefore reducing the likelihood of flystrike. But in reality, the exposed, bloody wounds resulting from mulesing often become infected or flystruck.

]]> 2017-06-06 21:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175464891 110603 https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175465724 - Bright white wool is able to be dyed pastel shades and have a consistent look for fashion garments. 
Bright white wool is demanded by all high end manufactures of merino such as Italian woolen mills for high fashion garments, ice breaker or untouched world. ]]> 2017-06-06 21:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175465724 110603 https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175466679 long fibers are easier to process 
long fibers cause less wastage
therefore contract specify fiber length from their suppliers]]> 2017-06-06 21:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175466679 https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175466687 A micron is the measurement used to express the diameter of wool fiber. Finer wool has a low micron value, the finer to wool the softer it is
+]]> 2017-06-06 21:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175466687 https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175467213 2017-06-06 21:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175467213 https://padlet.com/anniechamberlain/as0uni3qmc0l/wish/175477852 Vegetable matter (VM) in wool is things like plants that get caught in the fibre. This is a disadvantage as its removal during processing can be costly. In some cases, it can also stain the wool. Depending on the severity and type of VM, wool may need to undergo additional processing called carbonising. Carbonising is a relatively complicated and expensive process where wool passes through sulphuric acid bowls and ovens before rollers crush the remaining brittle VM. Carbonising is slow and usually involves higher fibre loss than other processing methods. This adds an additional cost due to the time it takes 
VM testing is a standard pre-sale procedure. The figure published in wool-sale catalogues is the percentage of VM found in the greasy wool core-sample.
VM is allocated into seven main types in the AWEX-ID typing system:
Burr (barrel medic, burr medic).
Seed (sub clover, carrot seed, Scotch thistle).
Shive (barley grass, wild oats).
Noogoora burr.
Bathurst burr.
Moit.
Bogan Flea.

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