One of the worlds finest fibres

 

The British wool marketing board uses several tables, including the broad ford count, to determine wool quality. These tables include fineness, staple length, presences of outer hair, lustre, crimp, vulnerability to chemical damage, etc. Listed below is the fineness chart which gives the diameter of the fibre in microns ( 1 micron = 1/1000 millimetre ), The information is from the British wool marketing board and other sources.

   

Animal                                   Fibre Diameter (Microns)

Angora Rabbit      13

Cashmere            15-19

Camel Down        16-25

Merino                12-20

Chinchilla            21

Mohair                25-45

Alpaca                27.7

Llama                 20-30