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Shearling
is a sheepskin or lambskin pelt that has gone through a limited shearing
process to obtain a uniform depth of the wool fibers for a uniform look
and feel. Contrary to misconceptions, shearling is not sheared wool; the
term refers to the pelt of a yearling sheep that has been shorn only once
by the process described above. Shearling garments or footwear are made
from the pelts by tanning them with the wool of uniform depth still on them.
A typical shearling pelt has leather, or
sueded leather, on one side and shorn fibers
on the other side. The
fibers of shearling tend to wick away moisture
or retain moisture, depending on humidity, and thus a
garment
or item of
footwear made from them tends to be comfortable
year round.
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