Wool is comfortable — the flexible , tactile nature of wool makes it very comfortable to wear or to feel underfoot .
Wool is technical — the complex cell structure makes wool a working fibre , the key attributes of the fleece that protect the sheep continue to perform even after it has been shorn .
Did you know …? A single sheep will offer approximately 9 pounds of wool , which can make up to 11 yards of fabric — enough to cover a large sofa or 15 chairs … and next year that sheep ’ s wool will be there all over again !
Above : shearing a sheep ; below : grading wool by hand ; left : Dartmoor Greyface sheep .
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