Wool Breeds
Spin Count
Wool Processing
Vocab
Vocab
100

Breed consisting of Rambouillet, Lincoln, and Corriedale

Targhee

100

Spin count of 56-62

Long Stapeled

Columbia

100

Most common teeth number

13 tooth comb

100

Clean wool after combing

Wool Top

100

Staple length of fine wool

3> 3-2 <2

200

Breed developed in 1912 in idaho 

Columbia

200

58-62 

Bright white wool

Targhee

200

Name 3 wool contaminents

Polypropelene, Dirt, Vegetable matter

200

Micron diameter

1/25,400 inch

200

Spin count of a low quarter

46-48

300

Breed developed by crossing lincoln ram and merino ewe

Corriedale

300

48-56

Bold Crimp

Corriedale

300

First step in wool processing

Shearing

300

Luxury products created from wool

Worsted

300

Cause of tender fibered

Nutrition

400

Most popular breed in west texas, fine wool

Rambouillet

400

64-70

Larger breed

Rambouillet

400

Removal of undesirable parts of fleece

Skirting

400

Color 

Crimp

Condition

Character

400

Hollow fibers

Kemp

500

Fine wool breed "golden fleece"

Merino

500

Golden fleece 

64-70

Merino

500

Arranging of fibers 

Combing

500

Process of removing wrinkles

Musling

500

Itchiness of wool 

Prickle Factor

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