How Is A Wool Carpet Is Made?
Wool is one of the first materials ever used by humans - it’s been with us since the dawn of civilization; the first evidence of sheep being domesticated for wool . 1. Sheep: The first part of the process - naturally - is to get some sheep . 2. Shearing : Once the sheep are ready (this can come at different times of the year depending on the breed and the climate) they are shorn, their fleeces removed and ‘ skirted ’ . 3. Washing and Scouring: The fleece is then washed -the process is complex and delicate ; care must be taken that the wool isn't agitated too much, or it will ‘felt’, the fibres matting together into clumps . 4. Picking : Once the wool has been scoured, it goes through a process of ‘ picking ’ - this process separates the groups of fibres into small pieces. 5. Carding : Picking is followed up with ‘ carding ’, running the wool over a surface covered with tiny metal rods - rather like a hairbrush - which helps to further tease out and