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But it all comes back to the wool and how the lack of chemical or mechanized processing retains the natural lanolin

The undyed wool yards give way to vibrant red tones made from a dye that is produced using the root of the madder plant once it has matured for 5 to 7 years

originally as one long strip then separated and joined to create the final textile shape

The high altitude wool is cultivated from sheep that have lived among herding tribes in the Zagros Mountains of Southern Iran for centuries

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