We see two types of wool break ...
one is when the fibers in a staple part along a line like a perforation
the other is where the fibers break at different almost random points ..
what I describe as shredding ...
The first is the result of a short stress event .. the latter is what was
described to us as a 'hungert' fleece .. that is long term very poor
feeding.
Yes all wool will break .. we were shown how to test fiber strength by a
wool buyer from Bradford (a Merchant of the Staple of England ... their
guild since the13th century) First by holding elbows to sides to restrict
amount of pull and then holding an opend staple and sort of plucing like a
guitar string to see/hear how it responds ...
Robin
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Robin and Margaret McEwen-King, Scotland.
sheep fleeces shows and pigs too...
http://www.mcewen-king.co.uk
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