Question

What shape of fiber is wool?

Answer 1

Fibre crimp affects wool's properties. The crimp in wool fibers makes it soft and springy to touch. It also adds bulk and traps a large volume of air between the fibers, giving it good insulation properties. Finer fibers with more crimp such as Merino create fabrics that drape better than coarser fibers.

Answer 2

The wool fiber is cylindrical in shape, resembling a flat tube.

Step-by-step explanation:

The natural hair coat of sheep commonly called sheep, sheep, lambs or lambs is called wool. The wool hairs grow from the epidermis of the animal and are more or less short, thin and wavy. These are the characteristics that will define the quality of the wool type.

The shape of the wool fiber is more or less cylindrical, resembling a flat tube. Each fiber consists of a point, a shaft and a root. The tip only exists in first shearing fibers. The root consists of a bulb that is softer than the stem and where the cells are developing.