Re: Federal Sky-Blue Kersey
John,
Kemp fibers are the long straight hairs found mixed in the wool of certain varieties of sheep. It tends to make the wool stiff and scratchy and it doesn't take the dye as readily as the curly wool. Kemp would be considered something negative nowadays in the textile industry...something to be bred out of modern livestock.
Originally posted by LibertyHallVols
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Kemp fibers are the long straight hairs found mixed in the wool of certain varieties of sheep. It tends to make the wool stiff and scratchy and it doesn't take the dye as readily as the curly wool. Kemp would be considered something negative nowadays in the textile industry...something to be bred out of modern livestock.
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