For your little ones, nothing compares to lamb's wool. Wool are like babies, they are both soft, embraceable and wonderful.
Scientists to date still cannot artificially reproduce wool being one of the most multi-purpose fabric. The history of who founded the uses of wool from sheep is unknown. The only way I can think of is it must be a mother living in a place where the climate is extremely cold. She notices these fantastic animals and got her thinking that maybe it could also help her baby in staying warm and dry. It was in 500 BC when a few of the basic and top woolen textiles were found in a colony in Greece. Nevertheless, the original existing textile was from 1500 BC, originated from a swamp in Denmark.
Since sheep were found living in extreme temperatures, they adapted, weaving a perfect and sophisticated coat for themselves. Wool is a fantastic material. Their firmly woven fleece fibers contain many air pockets that serve as an insulation from the heat of the day and coldness of the night. Wool can retain up to 25% of its weight in moisture. The internal cells of the fiber attracts moisture whereas the external cells wards off water. Because of this tendency to retain moisture, it is flame retardant. It gradually dries so the wearer stays warm. Lanolin, the fat in wool, is the reason why it is resilient to water. Wool resists dust mites and bacteria as well, and has a natural disinfectant. The wool's positive features make it a perfect fabric for baby garments, bedspreads and crib covers. Because its ability to absorb, wool will attract dyes exposing the luscious, strong tints. Countries that have the largest production of wool are Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.
From the start, sheep's 'hair' was not as the thick wool fleece that it is now. It was coarse more like a deer or goat. The form it has today is because of sheep cultivation. Around 10,000 B.C., Asians on the west got off taming sheep. Long time ago, as natural as they must have been, sheep were treasured in Babylon. They were cared to yield food, milk and cheese. Thousands of years were spent procreating sheep with the most excellent hair in a challenge to spin it into fiber. Yet people were spinning wool for clothing in approximately 5,000 B.C. As sheep procreation developed, between 3000 and 1000 B.C., the Persians, Greeks and Romans took charge of distributing sheep all over Europe. The first wool plant started in 50 A.D. in Winchester England. Exportation of wool textiles took 2/3 of England's foreign trade as it reached the year 1660.
As the production expanded, the wool spinning assignment was given to the eldest unmarried daughter, hence where the word 'spinster' derived. It wrapped around a rod called 'weasel' as the yarn spun, that created a rolling, exploding noise. Does that remind you of something? That is where the term 'Pop Goes the Weasel' came from. However, it was innovations like the spinning jenny that tossed the industry forward.
Pamper your baby with the softness and comfort of natural wool blankets and crib covers (they even make baby car seat covers). We all mothers have something in common with mothers of the past. As a mother, we want our children to be safe always so we find ways. I can guarantee you, now that I'm a grandmother, my grandchild has her own wool fleece blanket in her crib. She also has one on the floor, and when we travel, she has one on her car seat as well. What a beautiful site seeing her sleeping so soundly and peacefully surrounded by one of nature's most wonderful fabrics.
Scientists to date still cannot artificially reproduce wool being one of the most multi-purpose fabric. The history of who founded the uses of wool from sheep is unknown. The only way I can think of is it must be a mother living in a place where the climate is extremely cold. She notices these fantastic animals and got her thinking that maybe it could also help her baby in staying warm and dry. It was in 500 BC when a few of the basic and top woolen textiles were found in a colony in Greece. Nevertheless, the original existing textile was from 1500 BC, originated from a swamp in Denmark.
Since sheep were found living in extreme temperatures, they adapted, weaving a perfect and sophisticated coat for themselves. Wool is a fantastic material. Their firmly woven fleece fibers contain many air pockets that serve as an insulation from the heat of the day and coldness of the night. Wool can retain up to 25% of its weight in moisture. The internal cells of the fiber attracts moisture whereas the external cells wards off water. Because of this tendency to retain moisture, it is flame retardant. It gradually dries so the wearer stays warm. Lanolin, the fat in wool, is the reason why it is resilient to water. Wool resists dust mites and bacteria as well, and has a natural disinfectant. The wool's positive features make it a perfect fabric for baby garments, bedspreads and crib covers. Because its ability to absorb, wool will attract dyes exposing the luscious, strong tints. Countries that have the largest production of wool are Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.
From the start, sheep's 'hair' was not as the thick wool fleece that it is now. It was coarse more like a deer or goat. The form it has today is because of sheep cultivation. Around 10,000 B.C., Asians on the west got off taming sheep. Long time ago, as natural as they must have been, sheep were treasured in Babylon. They were cared to yield food, milk and cheese. Thousands of years were spent procreating sheep with the most excellent hair in a challenge to spin it into fiber. Yet people were spinning wool for clothing in approximately 5,000 B.C. As sheep procreation developed, between 3000 and 1000 B.C., the Persians, Greeks and Romans took charge of distributing sheep all over Europe. The first wool plant started in 50 A.D. in Winchester England. Exportation of wool textiles took 2/3 of England's foreign trade as it reached the year 1660.
As the production expanded, the wool spinning assignment was given to the eldest unmarried daughter, hence where the word 'spinster' derived. It wrapped around a rod called 'weasel' as the yarn spun, that created a rolling, exploding noise. Does that remind you of something? That is where the term 'Pop Goes the Weasel' came from. However, it was innovations like the spinning jenny that tossed the industry forward.
Pamper your baby with the softness and comfort of natural wool blankets and crib covers (they even make baby car seat covers). We all mothers have something in common with mothers of the past. As a mother, we want our children to be safe always so we find ways. I can guarantee you, now that I'm a grandmother, my grandchild has her own wool fleece blanket in her crib. She also has one on the floor, and when we travel, she has one on her car seat as well. What a beautiful site seeing her sleeping so soundly and peacefully surrounded by one of nature's most wonderful fabrics.
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