Describe the step involved in the processing of fibre into wool
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Answer:
The various steps for processing fibres into wool are as follows:
Shearing: The tleece of the sheep along with a thin layer of skin is removed from its body.
Scouring: The sheared skin with hair is thoroughly washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt.
Sorting: The hairy skin is sent to a factory where hair of different textures are separated or sorted.
The small fluffy fibres, called burrs, are picked out from the hair.
The fibres can be dyed in various colours, as the natural fleece of sheep and goats is black, brown or white.
The fibres are straightened, combed and rolled into yarn.
Answer:
⭐Shearing – Removal of fleece of
the Sheep along with the thin layer of
skin from its body is called shearing.
⭐Scouring - In this process the sheared
hair is then washed properly to remove
dirt,dust and grease.
⭐Grading – In this process, the wool is
sorted on the basis of length,colour.
⭐Dyeing -The sheared wool is then
dyed in different colours.
⭐Drying – In this process containers of
wool are put through rollers to
squeeze out as much water as possible.
Then the wool is weighed and packed
into bales.