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Fashion spinning new yarns from a sheep’s head to tail

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Australia rides on the sheep's back, or so goes the time-worn saying about the worth of the meat and wool industry.

A sustainable fashion project is proving there is also plenty of value in the sheep's head, legs, belly and even its fluffy bottom.

The short fibres from these parts of a sheep, called locks, are usually considered of very low value and are either used for chunky knit garments or d...


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