Now heat the dye for about forty-five minutes or until the wool is the desired color.

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Shearing is when a sheep gets a haircut so the fleece can be made into wool.

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They could better handle hot,dry climates because they do not have a lot of wool.

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"Having to shear the sheep for wool is actually very costly and labor intensive.

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In developed countries, microbiologists do these tests with blood from wool sheep or horses.

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Yarn can be made from natural materials such as cotton, linen,silk and wool.

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The wool must be clean. Leave it overnight in water and liquid soap.

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The vat method,for example, can be used to dye wool with onionskins.

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"It was a very able speech," said one man, a wool buyer.

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It produced the same results as tests using wool sheep and horses.

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As the soap dissolves, the wool slowly shrinks around the soap.

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So this week, we describe a natural way to dye wool.

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Keep in mind that wet wool looks darker than it is.

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Place the wool into the dye and heat the mixture.

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Once the dye cools, remove the wool and wash it.

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For this example, use one hundred grams of natural wool.

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These tapestries are made of the materials silk and wool.

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Next,add the wool and place the mixture over heat.

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After it cools, remove the wool and wash it.

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Also,hair sheep require less care than wool sheep.

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Now it is time to dye the wool.

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Now the wool is orange or yellow.

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