2. Hogget Wool: Wool from 12 to 14 month old sheep for the first time. The fiber is fine, soft, resilient and mature. Good strength and is used for warps. 3. Pulled Wool: Wool from slaughtered animal and is of inferior quality as quality of wool is not as good and roots of fibers are generally damaged.

1.4 CLASSIFICATION OF FIBERS: Fibres are the fundamental units used in fabrication of textile yarns and fabrics. It is an individual, fine, hair like substance. Fibers usually are grouped and Twisted together into a continuous stand called yarns. Fibers may be from natural sources or they may be man-made. The details of these fibers are discussed in the following chapters.