Dear Fiber-netters,
Speaking of language used by wool judges, etc. ... there is a page on our
website about wool judging (click on "Wool Shows"), with an extensive
glossary of words used in giving reasons in wool judging at the bottom of
the page. There is also a news letter about wool judging with photos ...
3rd letter, found in the news letter archive. The glossary was compiled
from CSU Extension pages and actual judges comments. Here are some of the
ones related to our discussion...
Break -The fibers are weak at a certain point, but strong above and below
the weak spot; opposed to
" tender", which signifies a generally weak fiber.
Soundness - freedom of the fiber from breaks and tenderness; relates to
strength.
Staple - (has two meanings) 1. The length of a lock of shorn wool. 2. The
longest length wools within a grade.
Tender - Wool that is weak and breaks anywhere along the length of the
fiber due to poor nutrition or sickness.
Our web address is in the signature below for any that want to read more.
joanna
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RP wrote among other things:
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>You are not getting the point. A 'break' is a distinct weakness at
>one place in *all* the fibers in a fleece. It happens all over the
>sheep at the same time, and thus it appears in all the fibers at the
>same place. It is not what you call weak fiber.
>
>>It doesn't matter what language is used to describe it--if wool tears,
>>rips, or breaks, with gentle tugging, at any point along the staple length,
>>it has wool break.
>
>Not correct - sorry - just not standard wool language. Of course you
>can use any terms for yourself, but a common set of terms is useful
>to communicate in a larger setting. The term 'break' as applied to
>wool is as I have used it, and it would be understood by wool
>graders, judges, growers almost anywhere where English was spoken.
>
>Ron
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