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Wool & Pelt Resources

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Information on Wool

American Wool website

U.S. Wool Production Fast Facts

American Wool Fact Sheets

Real Wool Facts

Experience The Benefits of Wool brochure

American Wool Brochurecharacteristics of American wool and where it goes

Wool 101 Appreciation Course– video with Roy Kettlewell

Wool Production & Processing– video by The Woolmark Company

Global Wool Production– statistics from the International Textile Organization (IWTO)

A sheep shearer using a hand-held clipper moving horizontally to cut the wool on a sheep.

Shearing

Shearer Directory

Preparing for Shearingprintable 8.5″x14″ trifold brochure

Become an ASI Certified Shearer: Certified Shearer Declaration and Checklist

Learning to Shear

Picture of large wool bales with text bubbles listing the steps to properly store wool.

Packing & Labeling

Packaging Wool

Labeling Wool

Wool Bale Press Record
Carbon copy records can also be purchased at www.sheepusa.org/product/wool-press-record 

OFDA 2000 instrument testing wool for fiber diameter (micron), fiber variability, and fiber diameter.

Wool Testing

Commercial Testing – The Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Laboratory in Texas is accepting commercial core samples for testing. Samples may also be sent to the New Zealand Wool Testing Authority (NZWTA).

Individual Fleece Testing – please find a full list of wool testing laboratories in the U.S. below.

Wool Testing Laboratories in the U.S.

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