wool trade
Sheep fiber industry
The wool trade is the commerce in sheep's fleece, historically one of the most important industries in medieval and early modern Europe.
England's wealth was built substantially on exporting raw wool and woolen cloth: The wool trade made Flemish cities rich.
The term appears in historical contexts more than contemporary ones, though wool remains a global commodity.
- fullingThickening cloth by beating
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- shearingCutting away fleece
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- exportForeign-bound sale
textile mills · cottage industry · guilds · merino · carding · spinning wheel · Flanders · yarn · sheep · sheep shearing · Cotswolds · Bruges · lanolin · Medici · fleece · heritage breeds · medieval economy · broker
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