As a high quality natural animal fiber, merino wool is widely used in yarn spinning and fabric making. In CONSINEE, merino wool yarn is a classic yarn item which is popular in world market. Consinee supply stock service of Merino wool cashmere yarn(70% merino 30% cashmere), 100% superfine merino wool yarn or various fancy yarn of merino wool etc.Merino wool is common in luxurious textile industry, but do you know its property and breeds of merino sheep? Let's learn more about this high qulity natural fiber.
All the fine sheep wool breeds in the world are produced by merino sheep or sheep of merino descent. Merino wool is characterized by a uniform fleece quality with count in 60 or more, some up to 80 or more, mostly in the 60 to 70 ; The length of merino wool fiber ranges from 4 to 10 cm, without medulla in fiber. The cortical and sub-cortical layers are parallelly arranged in bilateral structure, forming dense and uniform curl (4 to 10 / cm). The fiber surface is covered with fine scales, with a high fat content. The net gross rate of merino wool is lower than the average medium-fine and long wool. The washed merino is white with elegant shiny silver or pearl-like luster. Merino wool has perfect spinning performance, can be spanned into high count yarn with soft and flexible feel, suitable for making fine worsted fabrics. It also has a good feltability and is good raw material of plump tight woolen fabric.
Merino sheep was earliest in bred in Spain about 15 to 17 century. Under feeding and management in different conditions in the natural environment and the various regions, merino has formed into various ethnics derived from Merino sheep: such as Spain merino, Rambouillet Merino in France, Saxony Merino in Germany, Australia merino, American and North American Merino, and the Soviet Union Merino Merino and so on. Although these merino wool is slightly different in quality, but because both come from the same ancestral lines with genetic stability, those merino wool has good quality, and can be used as raw material in high, medium worsted and high-quality woolen spinning.
