How do ounces compare to grams?
• Wool processing terms Carding – the opening of the fleece to make a fibre web in a roving (spun to a woollen yarn) Gilling (Pin Draft) – the web is put through combs to align the fibres parallel (spun to a semi-worsted yarn) Combing – as above plus all fibres shorter than 20 mm are removed (spun to a worsted yarn) Sliver – a roving of combed fibres, called a top • Breed definitions Halfbred – a NZ breed developed from breeding British longwools with Merino giving a high quality fine wool with a longer staple than Merino. Corriedale – a breed developed in NZ and Australia in the late 1800s from Lincoln or Leicester rams crossed with Merino ewes to give a soft fine fleece of good staple length. This is the second most significant breed in the world after Merino. Romney – the most common NZ breed with lustrous, strong, smooth wool, easy to spin and excellent for knitting or weaving. Polwarth – a breed developed in Australia from a Lincoln/Merino cross, with a fleece close to Merino in f
