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a fine wool like merino may have up to crimps per inch, while the coarser wools like karakul may have as few as to . hair, by contrast, has little if any scale and no crimp, and little ability to bind into yarn . on sheep, the hair part of the fleece is called kemp. the relative amounts of kemp to wool
wool straight off a sheep, known as "greasy wool" or "wool in the grease", contains a high level of valuable lanolin, as well as dirt, dead skin, sweat residue, pesticide, and vegetable matter. before the wool can be used for commercial purposes, it must be scoured, a process of cleaning the greasy...
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