
In addition to genetic composition, nature plays a daily role in determining final carpet quality. What transpires in the countryside during the growing season of the fleece has an enormous effect on the character of the shorn wool. In the case of the sheep, the quantity, thickness, and texture of the wool is directly impacted by the amount of rainfall, the type of grass the sheep eat, the streams from which they drink, the particular region and even the side of the mountain on which they are pastured.