Properties of Material
Wool....

feels... keeps in... resists... changes...
1. oily
2. soft
3. light
4. textured

Why are sheep very pleased with their woolly coats?





heat - wool is an insulator and is used for making warm clothes and blankets

Write a list of all the clothes you can think of made from wool


water - when in its natural state without the oil removed

Why do you think the oil is taken out of the wool before it is made up into clothes?

1. if heated - it burns
2. if stretched
and twisted
- threads are drawn out and twisted (spun) to make yarn for weaving or knitting.
3. if boiled - it shrinks

Find out how wool used to be spun and woven years ago

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