Kinne, Helen · New York: The Macmillan company · leaf 217
are called hair. Hair is obtained from the angora goat,the camel, and alpaca. Perhaps your teacher has amicroscope. Look at the fibers under the glass. Youcan see how hair differs from wool. There are tiny 204 CLOTHING AND HEALTH serrations on the wool surface which look like the scalesof a pine… … Fig. Rosa Bonheur.These peaceful looking sheep provide our wool clothing. Wool looks wavy in length. It is fine and has a luster;while hair has a smooth surface and lies straight. Have you ever seen sheep sheared of their wool ?Perhaps it is done on your farm. Sheep are usuallysheared only once a…
Sewing · Clothing and dress
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