Author:
Wu Pei-yun

Date of Publication:
2008

Publication:
Shanghai Textile Science & Technology, 2008-12

Abstract:
In the article are introduced the fine structural characters of sheep hair, alpaca hair and mohair, and tested and compared their functions of strong stretch, crimp and friction. The result shows that the scale of alpaca hair and mohair is thin and dense. Alpaca hair has interrupted or widely-bodied pith cavity, whose scale is not as clear as the other two. Mohair and alpaca hair own a high initial mold and strength, little crimp and friction factor and worse fulling ability. Although they are hard for spinning, yet their product is of fine elasticity, crease resistance and size stability.