Classification of wool fiber

Wool fiber can be classified into five categories. They are:

1. Lambs wool.
2. Hog wool.
3. Weather wool.
4. Pulled wool.
5. Dead wool.

Lambs wool: The first wool fiber sheared from young sheep is known as lamb’s wool. The age of the sheep is eight month.

Hog wool: Six month later, when the sheep is fourteen month, the wool is stronger and thicker which is known as hog wool.

Weather wool: Fiber chipped after first shearing is called weather wool.

Pulled wool: When sheep are slaughtered for meat, their wool is pulled from the sheep by the use of chemical known as pulled wool.

Dead wool: The wool has been recovered from the sheep that have been died on accidently died.