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The Guiding Criteria For Eco Wool:
Our batting is made from a blend of wool from different sheep breeds
selected by Woolgatherer Carding Mill.
Our staff visits each woolgrower to assure that our fleeces come from
healthy sheep raised on sustainably managed
lands. We pay collaborating woolgrowers a premium for the best fleeces
from their flocks. We then clean and card
the fleeces on a full wool card line, which produces the finest known
woolen batting available.
Proper Grazing Methods:
Adequate field rotation to decrease soil erosion and to reduce the risk
of sheep acquiring internal parasites.
Predator Friendly:
We encourage our growers to use
trained sheep guardian dogs (not trapping or shooting) and the inclusion
of other larger animals, such as llamas, to guard the flock.
Healthy Veterinary Practices:
Only certain kinds of
medications and supplements can be used to treat the sheep. We suggest
alternative caring methods to keep sheep healthy with fewer chemicals.
Chemical Control:
We oppose the use of herbicides and
pesticides on fields that the sheep will be grazing in. We are able to
determine if growers use these chemicals in our routine wool chemical
testing.
Specifications for Breed, Color, Strength and Micron-Width:
The Woolgatherer Carding Mill blend uses wool from six to eight
different breeds, depending on availability. We do not allow black wool
and very little canary yellow wool in our Eco
Wool blend.
Skirting: Skirting is the
process of removing less-desirable wool from the belly and back end of
the sheep. This wool is separated on a skirting table and sold to other
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