The diagram illustrates the stages involved in manufacturing sheep’s wool for both personal and industrial purposes.
Overall, it is a linear process and consists of several steps, beginning with obtaining raw fleece and culminating in wool may be dyed and spun into yarn for knitting or manufactured into jackets and carpets, while a separate stream produces string that is recyclable.
At the initial stage, sheep are shorn and to collect raw fleece. This is then subjected to cleaning and dying. Following this, the dried material is separated into usable fibers, which are produced tufts of wool. These tufts are stored in bulk until needed for use later.
In the subsequent phase, there are two district two pathways. On the one hand, the stored wool undergoes dyeing to obtain the required colours. After dyed, the fibres are spun to create balls of yarn. This yarn can either be knitted to make fabric items or directed to factories where it is turned into apparel such as jackets and household products like carpets. On the other hand, another branch of the process forms the material into string; this output is shown with a loop back to recycling, indicating that it can re-enter the system rather than being discarded.