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2. Hudson's Bay point blanket - Wikipedia

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   A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade .

3. Uniforms of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   An officer inspects enlisted sailors in Service Dress Blue (2008) A female U.S. Navy officer in Service Dress Blue uniform (2012) The Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform consists of a dark navy blue suit coat and trousers (or optional skirt for women) that are nearly black in color, a white shirt, and a black four-in-hand necktie for men or a neck tab for women.

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. Woolmark - Wikipedia

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   The Woolmark logo was developed by the International Wool Secretariat (IWS), which had been founded in 1937. [2] The logo was launched in August 1964 by IWS, [3] then under the control of two Australians, chairman William (Archer) Gunn (1914-2003) and William Vines (1916-2011) as managing director.

6. Boiled wool - Wikipedia

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   Boiled wool is a type of fabric primarily used in creating berets, scarves, vests, cardigans, coats, and jackets. To create this fabric, knit wool or wool-blend fabrics are agitated with hot water in a process called fulling. This process shrinks the fabric and results in a dense felted fabric that resists fraying and further shrinkage. [1]

7. Pure laine - Wikipedia

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   Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer who established the earliest French settlements in what is now Quebec.. The French term pure laine (lit. ' pure wool ' or ' genuine ', often translated as 'old stock' or 'dyed-in-the-wool'), refers to Québécois people of full French Canadian ancestry, meaning those descended from the original settlers of New France who arrived during the 17th and ...