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. fiber natural fiber by textile school last updated feb , wool is a fiber, or modified hair, that grows from the skin of sheep. because it is formed as a living substance, its growth is regulated by the inherited characteristics of the sheep and by the general condition of the sheep producing it. wool
the earliest fiber to be spun and woven into cloth. wool belongs to a family of proteins, the keratins, that also includes hair and other types of animal protective tissues such as horn, nails, feathers, beaks, and outer skin layers. the relative importance of wool as a textile fiber has declined over...
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