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Taking Good Care of Your Woolens to Maintain Sheen
Winter wear care for their long life saving resources
Winter and winter wear has its own charm. This winter learn how to take good care of your woolen clothing and how to store them for next season. As Taking Good Care of your Woolens to Maintain Sheen gives them a beautiful extra care and shine and adds long years to their life. You are not only adding life to them but also saving natural resources in form of wool, in return they are there to provide you warmth, when you need it most, next winter.
Wool as a fiber
Wool as a fiber knows how to take care of itself by keeping moisture control and being wrinkle and stain free. It is actually easy to take care of woolens during winter. Though extra care is needed during their storage.
Wool fiber is a protein known as Keratin made of amino acids as Cysteine and acidic carboxyl groups. Also contain some lipids.
- Wool fiber as Marino wool, Cashmere and Mohair are obtained from Sheep and Goats hair.
- Qiviut for Muskoxen
- Hide and fur from Bison
- Angora from Rabbits