Why Wool?
Sheep have distinct economic advantages when compared with other livestock. Sheeps provide a wide array of raw materials.
And sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber. Environmentally friendly, wool is an organic fabric that has been used for thousands of years.
In addition to clothing, wool has been used for blankets, horse rugs, saddle cloths, carpeting, felt, wool insulation and upholstery. Wool felt covers piano hammers, and it is used to absorb odors and noise in heavy machinery and stereo speakers. Ancient Greeks lined their helmets with felt, and Roman legionnaires used breastplates made of wool felt.
Of all sheep byproducts, perhaps the most valuable is lanolin: the water-proof, fatty substance found naturally in sheep's wool and used as a base for innumerable cosmetics and other products.
​Hypoallergenic:
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​Wool is naturally resistant to mildew, dust mites and mold and, as such, is a hypoallergenic fiber. These microscopic organisms all require moisture to survive. Wool moves moisture through its fibers, rather than holding it in and allowing microorganisms to breed. The individual fibers of wool are also constructed in such a way, with a scale along the sheath of the fiber, that prohibits lingering dust or mold.
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​Flame Resistant :
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​Natural, or organic wool, is flame-resistant. The fiber of wool is composed of keratin, which is the protein that partly makes up hair and nails. The keratin works in combination with any absorbed moisture contained within wool fibers to resist flames. The ignition temperature of wool is higher than that of man-made fabrics. When it does catch on fire, it burns very slowly and has the ability to self-extinguish. Natural wool doesn't contain any chemicals that would give off noxious fumes.
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Environmental:
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Sheep wool insulation comes from a renewable, environmentally friendly resource. Sheep wool also does not release any pollutants or chemicals, but instead absorbs them. The wool will actually process and remove sulphur, nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde from the air.
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