Pink22m
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I saw this interesting article in the San Francisco Chronicle that I thought I would share with you all.
"A select group of Australian sheep that was pampered and allowed to listen to opera music has created a bale of the world's finest and most expensive wool, according to one of the farmers who contributed sheep to the project. Â The Highland Partnership hand picked several of the animals in the Snowy Mountains Region of New South Wales, and kept them in small groups under the care of a sheep nutrionist. Â The tender loving care resulted in strands of wool averaging only 11.9 microns in thickness, compared with the Australian sheep average of 20-21 microns. Â The entire bale was purchased by Italian designer Loro Piana at about 345 times the going rate for wool. Â He plans to create about 50 men's suits out of the superfine fibers, retailing at more then $11,000 apiece."
San Francisco Chronicle, December 11, 2004
"A select group of Australian sheep that was pampered and allowed to listen to opera music has created a bale of the world's finest and most expensive wool, according to one of the farmers who contributed sheep to the project. Â The Highland Partnership hand picked several of the animals in the Snowy Mountains Region of New South Wales, and kept them in small groups under the care of a sheep nutrionist. Â The tender loving care resulted in strands of wool averaging only 11.9 microns in thickness, compared with the Australian sheep average of 20-21 microns. Â The entire bale was purchased by Italian designer Loro Piana at about 345 times the going rate for wool. Â He plans to create about 50 men's suits out of the superfine fibers, retailing at more then $11,000 apiece."
San Francisco Chronicle, December 11, 2004
