explain the various steps of processing wool from the fleece of sheep.

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Steps:

1. Shearing : Here hair from the body of a sheep is removed.
2. Scouring: The process of washing the fleece of sheep to remove dust, dirt, sweat and grease etc. is called scouring

3. Sorting: The process of separating the long fine quality fleece from the remaining inferior quality or broken pieces is called sorting.

4. Combing : Here burrs are removed from the fleece.

5. Dying: The natural fleece of sheep is black, brown or white in colour. The fibres obtained after combing is dyed in various colours. This is called dyeing

6. Spinning: The straightened fibres are spun or twisted together to make yarn. The wool yarn is then used to knit woollen fabrics, sweaters etc. This is called spinning

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Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.
(i) Picking out the burrs
(ii) Dyeing in various colours
(iii) Shearing
(iv) Scouring
(v) Sorting
Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out.

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