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2. Jeremy Moon (entrepreneur) - Wikipedia

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   Jeremy Ross Moon MNZM (born 1969) is a New Zealand businessman and entrepreneur who founded the clothing manufacturer Icebreaker in 1995. [3] Moon used $25,000 to found the business, making garments from New Zealand merino wool. [4] Icebreaker was purchased by VF Corporation, a NYSE-listed entity, in 2018 for NZ$288 million. Moon received NZ$95 ...

3. Icebreaker (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Icebreaker is a merino wool outdoor and natural performance outdoor clothing brand headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. It was purchased by VF Corporation , a NYSE listed entity in 2018. Icebreaker was conceived and designed around the philosophy of sustainability , using natural fibres , environmental and social ethics , and animal welfare .

4. Wool - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Textile fiber from the hair of sheep or other mammals For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). Wool before processing Unshorn Merino sheep Shorn sheep Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to ...

5. Merino - Wikipedia

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   Full wool Merino sheep Merino sheep and red goats. Madrid, Spain. The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool.It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked capital punishment.

6. Wool measurement - Wikipedia

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   Most wool between 11.5 and 24 microns in fibre diameter is made into clothing. The remainder is used for other textiles such as blankets, insulation and furnishings. The finest bale of wool ever auctioned sold for a seasonal record of 269,000 Australian cents per

7. Cashmere wool - Wikipedia

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   He combed some goat wool and made a pair of socks with his own hands. Afterwards he gifted those socks to the king of Kashmir, Sultan Qutubdin (1374-89 AD). [15] Sultan was amazed by their durability and fineness. [14] Ali Hamadani brought some raw goat wool from Ladakh and suggested the king to start shawl weaving in Kashmir. That was the ...