Why is crimp related to better quality of wool ?
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Before we had equipment that could measure mean fibre diameter accurately, crimp frequency (or quality number) was the most common means of estimating mean fibre diameter. In addition, many sheep classers were firmly convinced that fleeces should be true to a bloodline or stud “type” and, to be true to type, fleeces had to have a particular crimp frequency. So they attempted to create uniformity in crimp frequency. Sheep with fleeces that were broader crimping than they thought desirable for any flock were culled and so were sheep that were too highly crimped. Animals whose crimp varied across their body were also usually dispatched to the butcher.
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Before we had equipment that could measure mean fibre diameter accurately, crimp frequency (or quality number) was the most common means of estimating mean fibre diameter. In addition, many sheep classers were firmly convinced that fleeces should be true to a bloodline or stud “type” and, to be true to type, fleeces had to have a particular crimp frequency. So they attempted to create uniformity in crimp frequency. Sheep with fleeces that were broader crimping than they thought desirable for any flock were culled and so were sheep that were too highly crimped. Animals whose crimp varied across their body were also usually dispatched to the butcher.
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