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Published: 06/16/2021
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Camel wool was popular in the East several centuries ago. Now it is used for sewing bedding, clothing, and warm clothes. A camel wool blanket has healing properties. It is recommended to use it if there are problems with the joints, rheumatism is diagnosed. The fibers of the material are soft, repel dirt, allow air to circulate freely, warm well, and prevent overheating.
- 1 Filler manufacturing process
- 2 Properties: positive and negative
- 3 Which blanket is better, camel or sheep?
- 4 Comparison of camel pillows with other fillers
- 5 Tips for purchasing camel wool products 5.1 Types of tailoring
- 5.2 Range of sizes
- 5.3 Best manufacturers
Filler manufacturing process
Camels have a heterogeneous coat of fur. The first has coarse hairs with a density of 25 to 100 microns. The inner one is soft, resembles fluff – 17-21 microns.
It is obtained for the manufacture of bedding from 2 types of animals:
- Bactrians (Bactrians), living in Central and East Asia;
- one-humped (dromedaries) living in Western Asia and the African region.
The softest, thickest, warmest wool is that of Bactrians, which live in China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. There are harsh winters and dry summers. The quality of the animals' wool is high. They have to withstand temperature changes. Up to 10 kg is collected from one individual. The inner or down is most valued for its softness and high thermal insulation properties. Dromedaries produce little wool - no more than 4 kg.
At the first stage, the animals are sheared, the wool is collected into bales, pressed to form blocks, and sent to production. They start with disinfection and cleaning.
Important! Camel wool contains lanolin. This special fat prevents the appearance of pathogenic organisms. Has a positive effect on the final consumer properties of the product.
The next step is combing the wool and laying it in loose rollers. In the sewing workshop, fragments are cut into suitable sizes and rolled into fabric.
At the last stage, seamstresses make quilted fabric from semi-finished products. All these processes are carried out in semi-automatic mode.
Teak (100% cotton) with a density of at least 140 g/m2 is usually used as a filler for blankets. Silk and satin can be used for pillows.
Material characteristics
The following characteristic features of camel hair should be highlighted:
- Fineness of individual hairs: average – 23 microns. This parameter depends on the breed and can vary from 6 to 120 microns.
- The color palette is not very diverse - baked milk, cream, beige, brown, brown.
- The most delicate wool is that obtained from females.
- The cream shade is most valued.
- The best quality material comes from camels, which are not used for working purposes and live in the steppes of Mongolia.
Wool is highly valued and expensive due to the fact that it is impossible to obtain too much of it from one animal. In order to preserve all the positive qualities, it is not painted or subjected to additional processing - this may worsen the properties.
Cozy blanket with wool
An excellent option for a light camel bedspread for the bedroom
Properties: positive and negative
A camel hair pillow has equal advantages and disadvantages:
| pros | Minuses |
| Lightweight, even compared to sheep. A camel's down is 2 times lighter. | High price. |
| Thermal insulation and thermoregulation, under a camel wool blanket it is easy to stay cool and warm in winter. | If not properly cared for, it will wear out quickly. |
| Antistatic, not electrified. | If synthetic winterizer was used as a filler, then the service life will not exceed 3 years, in other cases it is equal to 7-8 years. |
| Hygroscopicity. Wool does not retain moisture released from the human body. Allows it to circulate freely. The pillow will always remain dry, even if a person has hyperhidrosis. | If you have an allergy, it is prohibited to use. |
| High air exchange rates. Thanks to the down, air circulates freely inside the product. | Low rigidity levels. The pillow will not support your head. Not recommended for use by persons with musculoskeletal problems. |
It is good for your health to regularly use a camel hair blanket. It has a healing effect due to the presence of lanolin. This substance melts under the temperature of the human body and relieves pain.
Receiving raw materials
Useful wool is obtained in two ways: during the natural shedding of the animal and by cutting the hair.
The most valuable raw material is fluff obtained through the process of manual combing of the animal. It is so warm that it is used to make special clothing for polar explorers, submariners, and astronauts.
All received wool is sorted and sent to spinning mills. In order to fully preserve all the beneficial qualities of natural material, it is not dyed or bleached.
Which blanket is better, camel or sheep?
Podpof is also used for production. Therefore, unlike sheep's, you warm up much faster under camel's.
For the same reason, a camel blanket is much lighter than a sheep blanket. The weight of the first product is 2 times less than the second. The next advantage of camel wool is moisture resistance, that is, under it a person will never wake up in sweat, even if it is warm outside, there is no risk of overheating.
Sheep wool is coarser, so with constant contact it can have an irritating effect, especially if the blanket or blanket has an open structure.
Author:
Zakharova Nina Afanasyevna
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