{"id":33,"date":"2015-10-09T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/09\/wool-week-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-10-09T20:47:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T20:47:00","slug":"wool-week-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/wool-week-2015.html","title":{"rendered":"Wool Week 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Launched in 2010, The Campaign for Wool is a promotion to educate the public about wool and wool-rich products.  HRH The Prince of Wales convened a coalition of industry leaders in manufacturing, fashion and home furnishings.  This year the 6th<\/sup> annual Wool Week takes place from Oct 5-11 with activities throughout the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/div>\n
Check YouTube for 3 short videos starring sheep and farm animals: \u201cBraaad Pitt\u201d, Sheep of the Year\u201d and \u201cNo Sweat\u201d.  Also check www.campaignforwool.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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          London advertisement for Wool Week at Saville Row<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Although the Campaign for Wool features the wool fibers from various  breeds of sheep, wool is a fiber from the fleece of various animals such as camels, llamas, alpacas and angora goats.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook, Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius, Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA, 2011<\/span><\/div>\n

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Wool has unique characteristics and it one of the first fibers to be used for textiles, as early as 4,000BCE in Mesopotamia.  Wool resists dirt and has a high degree of thermal insulation.  It is also flame resistant and has the ability to absorb large quantities of water.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Wool-producing countries include Australia and New Zealand, South Africa and US as well as Turkey, India, Iraq and Argentina.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Merino sheep is considered the finest marketable wool and a major source for apparel.  Through selective sheep breeding there are over 30 major varieties in various grades and colors of wool. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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