Merino Wool
Merino
sheep produces the best wool. The variety originated in Spain and was so prized
for its outstanding quality that during the middle ages it was a capital
offense to export a Merino sheep from Spain.
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| Merino Sheep |
The
staple is relatively short, ranging from 1 to 5 inch (25-125mm), but the fibre
is strong, fine and elastic and has good working properties. Merino fibre has
the greatest amount of crimp to all wool fibres and has maximum number of
scales to tailing as many as 3000 to the inch (118/mm) - two factors which
contribute to its superior warmth and spinning qualities. Merino is used in the
best type of wool clothing. The Ohio Merino, Australian Silesian and French
Rambouillet are all varieties of Merino sheep. Other types are found in
Australia, New Zealand, South America, South Africa and Spain.
Camel
hair
Camel
hair is a fine hair that is known to America consumer chiefly in the form of
high quality coats fabric. This textile fiber is obtained from the two humped
bacteria camel which is native to all part of Asia .The climate of the desert
countries, where the camel is used as a burden carrier and as a means of
transportation is exceedingly hot during the day and extremely cold at night.
This constant change has produced a protective hair covering that insulates the
body in both heat and cold, it is also water repellant. In the spring, the
year’s growth of hair, which hangs from the camel in matted stands and tufts,
falls off in clumps to make room for new growth. Masses of hair that are shed
throughout the year are also accumulated. The camel is sometimes plucked to
obtain the down or under hair.
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| Camel Hair |
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