wool
Among the different types of textiles all over the world and those who have been with man since the dawn of civilization, one of the most ancient ones is wool. Wool is not a vegetable by-product like cotton or hemp, and it is not something that is derived from a fuel and that will endanger the environment. Just like vegetable fibres, wool is a renewable material that grows as fur in sheep.
Wool is believed to appear in human civilizations as early as 4000 B.C. nonetheless, the first “factory” in itself that created of transforming hair into textiles was established in England in the year 50 A.D. when the UK was under the Roman Empire.
Creating wool fabric has the same four steps regardless if it is done by hand or by machines in complex factories. Naturally, the wool that is created by hand in an artisan manner will have an increased cost opposite that which is created by expensive and well-calibrated machines.
Naturally, the first step into getting wool is raising and caring for a wool-producing sheep, not all sheep produce the right type of wool that will be adequate for fabric making. Once the sheep has been bred and the fur coat reaches a specific length, it is sheared from the body of the sheep. The fur then is sent to the sorting area of the fabric where it will be separated as to what type of fabric will that particular sheep fur will make.
And just like it happens with vegetable fibres, it will be dyed, graded, and woven.