Fiber
History
Wool Types
Production & Evaluation of Fleece
100

 The four species of camelid that South America is home to

What are vicuñas, guanacos, llamas, and alpacas?


100

Characteristics of light wool. 

What is minimal fiber, smooth legs, bare below the hock, nothing below the knee or on the head?
100
Reason for coarser longer undercoat on a double coat.

What is guard hair?

200

The estimated year llamas were domesticated. 

When is 4000 BC

200
Characteristics of medium wool.

What is medium fiber coverage, moderate neck fiber with some but not a lot of fiber between body and knee/hock?

200

Name of the two alpaca fleece types

What is Huacaya and suri?

300

The year llamas were introduced to Europe

When is 1532

300

Characteristics of heavy wool

What is neck and body abundant with fiber, ruff below jaw, and hairy legs?
300

Description of blunt lock structure

What is wide locks with rounded lower edge?

400

The people that were the heart of the alpaca breeding foundation.

Who are the Quechuas

400

Characteristics of Suri fiber.

What is parallel fiber, dreadlock shape, silky, moves freely, and hangs from a center part?
400
Factors of single coat.
What is little difference between micron count of the guard hair and undercoat, no halo and exhibits no crimp?
500

Average height of the adult alpaca at the withers.

What is 2.7-3.2 ft?
500
Number of different suri lock structures. 
What is 7?
500
The two suri lock structure that have little or no luster and a warm handle.

What are Loosely twisted and fan/paintbrush?

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