Woolen and Worsted Systems

On arrival at the mill as bales, raw wool contains large amounts of grease, swint (salts from the body of the sheep), dirt, vegetable material and other impurities. The wool must be washed in successive baths of detergent solution to remove these impurities. The process is called 

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The conversion of raw wool into a textile fabric or garment involves a long series of separate processes. There are two main processing systems, worsted and woolen. A significant volume of wool is also processed on the semiworsted system, for carpet use. Some wool is processed on the short-staple (cotton) system. Details of the principal stages in the woolen and worsted systems and discussion of more recent developments can be found elsewhere (69,70). 

Chem. Descrip. Fatty esters and polyalkylene derivs. in mineral oil Uses Lubricant for woolen and worsted systems Features High performance oil/syn. lubricant Properties Liq. 100% act. 

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