Wool is an animal fiber obtained from the fleece of sheep and other animals like goats. Major wool producing countries include Australia, New Zealand, China, and countries in Europe, Asia, and South America. Cashmere comes from the fine undercoat of cashmere goats and is made into expensive shawls. The production of wool involves rearing sheep, shearing their fleece, cleaning and processing the wool fibers, dyeing them, and making yarn.

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6. Fibre to Fabric

8. Fibres and their classification!

9. Wool & its production!

10. Wool is an animal fibre obtained
from the fleece of animals like goat,
sheep etc.
Fleece: It is a thick covering of wool
on an animal’s body

12. So, Wool is mostly obtained from
the fleece of sheep!

13. Coarse beard hair & Soft under-hair

15. Rearing of Sheep for wool
• Australia, Middle East, Asia, Iceland, Europe and
South America.
• Australia, China & New Zealand are the major
commercial producers of wool in the world.
• In India, rearing of sheep is the main occupation of
the people in the states of J & K, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana.

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17. Bactrian camels

18. Cashmere
• is an extremely soft, resilient, and easy-
to-dye fibre.
• This rare and expensive fibre is combed
once in a year from the bellies of
cashmere and other goats.
• The under-hair of Kashmiri goat is
used to make fine shawls called
pashmina shawls.

19. Angora

20. Mohair
• Spun from the
fleece of Angora
goat.

21. Yak wool

22. Wool production from Sheep
• Steps involved in the production of wool:
1. Rearing
2. Shearing: The process of removing fur or
fleece from the sheep.
3. Scouring: The process of removing dirt, dust
and grease from the sheared hair of sheep.
4. Sorting
5. Removing Burr
6. Dyeing
7. Making Yarn

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