Native sheep wool types

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1	Wool types sorted by staple wool for unbreeded North European Short Tailed Sheep
2	(Based on spinning trials with Finnsheep, Estonian native sheep, Kenozero sheep, Udmurt sheep, Åsen sheep in Sweden, Icelandic sheep)
3	Type	Description	Sorting	Spinning	Work technique	Traditional use	Modern use
4	Wool with coarser cover hair and finer under wool	The wool stable is built up with clearly separate coarse cover wool and finer under wool	Open the fiber	Worsted technique, middle or hard twist, middle doubleing	Knitting, needle knitting, band techniques, weaving	Working clothes, working socks, warp for weaving	Working clothes, band
5			Under wool separated and opened	Worsted technique, soft twist and soft doubling	Knitting, weaving	Working clothes, thread (input) for weaving	Working clothes
6			Cover wool separated and opened if needed	Worsed technique, hard twist and hard doubling	Weaving, different band techniques.	Band upon over cloths, rugs, blankets, rope, warp for weaving	Ryijy, rugs, bands
7		Fur: if the wool has a suitable glace with or without a lock then it is suitable for making fur				Fur coats	Fur indoor design, fur products
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9	Wool with even transition of under wool and cover wool	The cover wool and the under wool has similar fineness	Open the fiber	Spin short forward draw, middle twist, middle tight doubling	Knitting, weaving	Cardigan, skirts, jackets, mittens	Socks, cardigans
10			Open the fiber	Spin with English woollen long draw, soft twist, soft doubling	Knitting, weaving	Cardigan, skirts, jackets, mittens, thread (input) for weaving	Mittens, cardigans
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12	Even wool	The wool has only fine wool	Open the fiber	spin with English woollen long draw, soft twist, soft doubling	Knitting, weaving	Underwear, baby cloths, scarfs, hats, mittens	Baby cloths, scarfs, hats, mittens
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14	NB! All types can occur in different softness
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