WASHING AND DRYING RAW FIBER Washing and drying raw fiber are the final steps to create a clean fiber before dyeing and spinning it into yarn. Final steps of fiber preparation, washing and drying raw fiber To Wash or Not To Wash Unwashed Wool (Left) Washed Wool (Right) After all of the Shearing, Skirting and…

SHEARING, SKIRTING AND PICKING Shearing, Skirting and Picking are the three preliminary steps to achieving a good fiber product. One way to remove animal fibers is Shearing. Skirting and Picking are the processes necessary to remove the undesirable materials from the fiber. The three steps needed to produce a good product are Shearing, Skirting and…