Intro -- Wool and Textiles Sustainable Development -- Preface, Committees and Sponsor -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Processing Technologies and Properties of Wool -- Effect of Various Chemical Treatments on Handling of Wool Fabric -- Dyeing of Woolen Yarns with Indigo Dyes -- Anti-Felting...

We measure the relationship between clean prices of individual lots of wool sold at auction and a range of characteristics of the raw wool. Based on the data for 111,440 fleece lots sold in the 2008–2009 auction season, five hedonic models are estimated to determine the premiums and discounts...

1. KRUSing into the Future: Restoring a Local Value Chain Through Cooperation -- 2. The Fate of Natural Fibres in Environmental Evaluations: A Question of Volume -- 3. Upping the WOOLUME: Waste Prevention Based on Optimal Use of Materials -- 4. Slow and Indigenous Approaches to Textile Arts --...

Research into the relationship between banking and industry has long held the view that banks had dominated their clientele from industry, trade and retailing and they had established a position of power that was almost impossible to reign in. More recent studies question this assessment and...