Re: "Dead Wool" 1. Yes, there is such a thing - it is removed from the sheep skins after slaughter. It is definitely NOT first quality, but if you search long enough around "commodity market" sites you'll probably find price quotes for it.
2. I don't think such wool ever gets to handspinners. This is a "trade definition" for wool used industrially. 3. They aren't killing the sheep for wool, but meat, and the resulting wool is valuable enough to salvage. 4. One of the uses currently is in inexpensive rugs made in India - made of mixes of dead wool and other animal fiber, heavily sized, sometimes very nicely designed, but impossible to wash because when the sizing washes out, they no longer look or feel nice. Sort of like the "use everything on the pig but its squeal". Sara von Tresckow Fond du Lac, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our Web Site - Free Temple Plans & FLAXCAM http://www2.powercom.net/~sarav To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
