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2. Smartwool - Wikipedia

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   Merino wool manages moisture, regulates temperature, and resists odors extremely well, making it a popular material for performance apparel. Most wool clothing, including Smartwool's, go through a treatment called Hercosett - a chlorine-based treatment invented in the 1950s by the Wool Board in the UK to make wool more commercial.

3. S number (wool) - Wikipedia

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   The S numbers originated in England, [4] where the worsted spinning process was invented and arose from the worsted yarn count system for stating the fineness of yarn. The worsted count (also known as the Bradford count) was the number of 560-yard (510 m) lengths (hanks) of worsted yarn that 1 pound (0.45 kg) of wool yields. [5]

4. Wool measurement - Wikipedia

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   Every fleece comprises a very wide range of fibre diameters—for example a typical Merino fleece will contain fibres of as low as 10 microns in diameter, and there could be fibres with diameters exceeding 25 microns, depending on the age and health (or nutrition) of the sheep. What is usually referred to as wool's "micron" is the mean of the ...

5. Staple (wool) - Wikipedia

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   Merino and crossbred wool samples showing the different quality numbers. A wool staple is a cluster or lock of wool fibres and not a single fibre.. For other textiles, the staple, having evolved from its usage with wool, is a measure of the quality of the fibre with regard to its length or fineness.

6. Wool classing - Wikipedia

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   Parts of a Merino fleece Throwing a freshly shorn fleece onto a wool table for skirting and classing. Wool classing in Australia, c. 1900. Wool classing is the production of uniform, predictable, low-risk lines of wool, carried out by examining the characteristics of the wool in its raw state [1] and classing (grading) it accordingly.

7. 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 .