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Feb 18, 2021 - 02:18 AM
Thanks for your questions! To start with, Wool as a raw textile material is a 100% renewable resource due to the way it's produced. The wool coats of adult sheep are sheared once a year on average to obtain the raw wool material. The wool grows back naturally, and shearing is actually good for the sheep, because they do not shed. No one likes wearing a heavy winter coat in the summertime, well, no one I know anyway. An age old, and completely natural, renewable resource.Alfa carpeting wears very well, because the natural fibers in wool do not compress easily, and has a habit of springing back to its original shape after it's compressed. It resists traffic wear patterns over time unlike most conventional carpets.It's common that new wool carpeting appears "fuzzy" due to loose fibers from the milling process clinging to the finished material. Vacuuming of the carpet 2 times a week, in both directions, over the first year of ownership will remove the stray fibers. Just be careful not to use a vacuum with super-high suction and strong beater brushes, because that can actually lead to the issue in your last question, pilling.As far as problems with pilling, it's not any more prevalent in wool carpeting than in conventional carpet. Proper carpet care and cleaning according to manufacturer's guidelines should keep any occurrences of pilling to a minimum. If pilling does occur, some careful maintenance with scissors to trim back the pilled fibers is suggested. Never try to just pull out pilling fibers, as it can loosen the overall weave of the carpet.
