Glossary of Terms
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| Handle |
The quality of fabric, yarn or fibre assessed by the reaction obtained from the sense of touch. Comprising the judgment of roughness, smoothness, harshness, pliability, thickness, softness, etc.
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| Handpiece |
Mechanical instrument used for the removal of wool from a sheep.
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| Handspun |
Yarns which are spun by hand using a spinning wheel or electric spinner.
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| Hauteur (H, mm) | Hauteur is mean fibre length in a top. Hauteur is usually regarded as a numerical average (i.e.. Assumes no relationship between fibre length and diameter), but is actually a length-biased distribution. The variation in the length is expressed as CVH%. |
| Hogget |
Young sheep approx. 12-18 months of age. In Australia, hogget wool comes from young sheep that are usually shorn as lambs, with the first fleece then known as hogget wool.
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| Hunger Fine |
Term applied to wool which is unnaturally fine, due to under-nourishment over an extended period.
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| Hygroscopic |
Readily absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.
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