Production of wool fibers a 55% produced in Australia, former USSR and New Zealand clipped wool or fleece wool: sheared from the sheep (annually done early spring), better quality pulled wool: pulled from hide chemically shed: falling off in 2 weeks of feeding the chemical to the sheep scoured: remove wool grease, suint, sand and some plant materials(could be 50% of the raw wool) Lanolin in grease: good for making pharmaceutical or cosmetic productsProduction of wool fibers 55% produced in Australia, former USSR and New Zealand clipped wool or fleece wool: sheared from the sheep (annually done early spring), better quality pulled wool: pulled from hide. chemically shed: falling off in 2 weeks of feeding the chemical to the sheep scoured: remove wool grease, suint, sand and some plant materials (could be 50% of the raw wool) Lanolin in grease: good for making pharmaceutical or cosmetic products