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Wool

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Person at a loom with a partially finished piece of patterned fabric. Caption: Spanning and weaving wool by hand takes a lot longer

One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Begins at the ranch, where sheep and angora goats are sheared of their woolly fleece. Demonstrates the wool as it is sorted, carded, stretched, and spun into yarn before it is finally woven into fabric on a loom.

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Runtime: 10 minutes 19 seconds

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