Wool Fabrics

Flannel

Brushed front, dull back, twill weave

Melton

Woven, soft-brushed surface, looks like felt

Broadcloth

Plain weave, medium weight

Basket weave

2×1 or 2×2 or 3×3 or 4×4

Hounds tooth

Broken twill, 4 point star, fall fabric

Crepe

Tightly twisted fiber with a pebble/bumpy effect

Herringbone

»» pattern, broken twill, fall fabric

Tweed

Fiber-dyed, little white specks, woven

Gabardine

Strong, medium weight, twill weave, for suiting or jackets, usually darker color

Double crepe

thicker than crepe

Glen plaid

Pattern of houndstooth check but in little squares

Graded

Classifying wool according to length and fiber fineness

Sorting

Separates fleece into sections of different qualities

Lanolin

The oil found in wool that is used in cosmetics, soaps, and creams

Carbonization

Using sulfuric acid to destroy cellulosic materials such as leaves and twigs in the fleece

Fulling

Controlled shrinkage of the wool to produce a more compact fiber

Worsted yarn

Looks smooth with long fibers, slick when woven, carded + combed

Woolen yarn

Hairier, lots of short fibers and pokey-out bits; knitted, crocheted, or woven into softer, fluffier, or fulled fabric, only carded