From Sheep to Jumper: The Journey of Wool
In short: A detailed look at the transformation of raw sheep's fleece into finished textile through shearing, scouring, carding, and spinning.
A 1:23 short film in the series “Journey of a Thing”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Lanolin | Skin Care, Cosmetic Uses & Emollient | Britannica”; Wonderful Museums, “wool museum geelong: Unraveling the Rich Tapestry of Australia's Wool Industry - Wonderful Museums”; Statista, “Topic: Wool industry in the UK”; National Museum of Australia, “Merino sheep introduced | National Museum of Australia”; MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) / PMC (PubMed Central), “Hypersensitivity to Lanolin: An Old–New Problem”; Britannica, “Textile | Description, Industry, Types, & Facts”; Museum Wales (National Wool Museum), “The Process — from fleece to fabric | Museum Wales”; National Park Service, “Spinning Wool to Clothe the Ironworker - Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Lanolin | Skin Care, Cosmetic Uses & Emollient | Britannica · View →
- Wonderful Museums — wool museum geelong: Unraveling the Rich Tapestry of Australia's Wool Industry - Wonderful Museums · View →
- Statista — Topic: Wool industry in the UK · View →
- National Museum of Australia — Merino sheep introduced | National Museum of Australia · View →
- MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) / PMC (PubMed Central) — Hypersensitivity to Lanolin: An Old–New Problem · View →
- Britannica — Textile | Description, Industry, Types, & Facts · View →
- Museum Wales (National Wool Museum) — The Process — from fleece to fabric | Museum Wales · View →
- National Park Service — Spinning Wool to Clothe the Ironworker - Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Lanolin | Skin Care, Cosmetic Uses & Emollient | Britannica
- Also: Wonderful Museums: wool museum geelong: Unraveling the Rich Tapestry of Australia's Wool Industry - Wonderful Museums
- Also: Statista: Topic: Wool industry in the UK
- Also: National Museum of Australia: Merino sheep introduced | National Museum of Australia
- Also: MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) / PMC (PubMed Central): Hypersensitivity to Lanolin: An Old–New Problem
- Also: Britannica: Textile | Description, Industry, Types, & Facts
- Also: Museum Wales (National Wool Museum): The Process — from fleece to fabric | Museum Wales
- Also: National Park Service: Spinning Wool to Clothe the Ironworker - Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
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