Question

what are the main sources of wool and silk ?​

Answer 1

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Fibres can be generally defined as the thread-like structures that are thin, long, and flexible strands. The two main sources of Fibres are plants and animals. The obtained Fibres are spun into yarns and then woven into the best fabrics. On average, a single long fibre can produce yarn for different types of fabric.

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Silk comes from silkworms and wool is obtained from sheep, goat and yak. Hence silk and wool are animal fibres. The hairs of camel, llama and alpaca are also processed to yield wool.

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Plant fibres include seed hairs, such as cotton; stem (or bast) fibres, such as flax and hemp;leaf fibres, such as sisal; and husk fibres, such as coconut. Animal fibres include wool, hair and secretions, such as silk.

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Sericulture is the process of cultivating silkworms and extracting silk from them. The caterpillars of the domestic silkmoth (also called 'Bombyx mori') are the most commonly used silkworm species in sericulture

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In animal husbandry, shearing is the cutting off of the fleece of sheep and other wool-bearing animals, using special shears. sheep: shearing. An Australian ranch hand shearing a sheep for its wool

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Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing. ... In preparing wool fibre for spinning, carding is the step that comes after teasing.