Lambswool

Lambswool is wool which is 50mm or shorter from the first shearing of a sheep,^[1] at around the age of seven months.^[2]^[3] It is soft, elastic, and slippery, and is used in high-grade textiles.^[2]

Weaner fleece is wool 50mm or longer from young sheep, that have been shorn for the first time, and which exhibits the characteristic lambs tip and staple structure.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Preparation of Australian Wool Clips, Code of Practice 2010-2012, Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX), 2010
^ ^a ^b K. K. Maitra (15 November 2007). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Clothing and Textiles. Mittal Publications. pp. 245. ISBN 978-81-8324-205-9. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Kathryn Whyman (May 2004). Textiles and the environment. Black Rabbit Books. pp. 9. ISBN 978-1-932799-35-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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[AWEX_w-1] Preparation of Australian Wool Clips, Code of Practice 2010-2012, Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX), 2010

[enc-2] K. K. Maitra (15 November 2007). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Clothing and Textiles. Mittal Publications. pp. 245. ISBN 978-81-8324-205-9. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[3] Kathryn Whyman (May 2004). Textiles and the environment. Black Rabbit Books. pp. 9. ISBN 978-1-932799-35-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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