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Following steps are involved in making wool. (i) Shearing: First of all, the fleece of the sheep along with a thin layer of the skin is removed. (ii) Scouring: Sheared skin is thoroughly washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt. (iii) Sorting: This involves the separation of hairs of different textures. (iv) Drawing out the fibre: The small fluffy fibres popularly known as ?burrs? are picked out from the hair first, then scoured, dried and finally drawn into fibres. (v) Dyeing: Finally the fibres can be dyed into a variety of colours.
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