Wool classing
![Parts of a Merino fleece](/Images/godic/202502/21/Merino_ram_fleece2532.jpg")
![Throwing a freshly shorn fleece onto a wool table for skirting and classing.](/Images/godic/202502/21/Shearing_082532.JPG")
![Wool classing in Australia, circa 1900](/Images/godic/202502/21/Wool_classing_from_The_Powerhouse_Museum_Collection2532.jpg")
Wool classing is an occupation for which people are trained to produce uniform, predictable, low risk lines of wool. This is carried out by examining the characteristics of the wool in its raw state. The characteristics which a wool classer would examine are: