A Survey of the Relationships of Crimp Frequency, Micron, Character and Fiber Curvature - January 2006 report to the Australian Alpaca Association about the correlation of fiber curvature and staple crimp frequency in alpaca fleece fiber, and an identification of the effects that micron, crimp frequency and definition of character may have in - http://www.elitealpacabreedingsystems.com/library/curve.pdf
Is Crimp Important? - Technical paper reporting the results of a study of various alpaca fleece samples for crimp measurements and characteristics. Author: Cameron Holt. - http://www.elitealpacabreedingsystems.com/library/crimp2.pdf
Fiber Testing for Alpaca Breeders - Extensive technical article describing the various methods and techniques for testing and measuring of alpaca fibers. Author: Cameron Holt. - http://www.elitealpacabreedingsystems.com/library/alpaca_fibre_testing_2007_july_new_S_2007.pdf
Greasy wool - Technical articles describing the quality and characteristics of Australian wool, faults relating to it, science of measurement in use to determine the different types. PDF. From Australian Wool Innoation. - http://www.woolontheweb.com.au/awi/en/Home/technical+details/greasy+wool/
The Spin on Suris - Extensive technical paper about the types, properties, construction and applications of alpaca fiber, and how they differ from huacaya. Author: Cameron Holt. - http://www.alpaca.asn.au/about/suri/spin_on_suris.pdf
Alpaca Fiber - List of on-line articles about the processing, applications and quality of alpaca fiber for textile applications. Also, glossary of technical terms. From IAC. Ideal Alpaca Community. - http://www.ideal-alpaca.com/alpaca-fiber-processing-52.htm
Fundamental Principles of Fibre Fineness Measurement - Collation of a series of articles about the principles of the measurement of wool fiber fineness, providing a comprehensive resource for the primary determinant of the valua of wool. Very large PDF file. Author: Peter Sommerville. - http://www.awta.com.au/Publications/Research_Papers/Research_Index.htm
Wool, the Natural Fiber - Short article detailing the properties, characteristics and applications of wool fiber. From Canesis Network, Ltd. - http://www.canesis.com/Documents/Wool_natural_fibre.pdf
Wool Grading - Technical article about the process of wool grading where fineness, length, color and appearance of the fiber determine the end use and value. Author: Rodney Kott. - http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt8380ag.pdf
Handling and Marketing of Wool - Technical bulletin from the University of Maine dealing with the production, handling and marketing of wool in New England, including a glossary of wool terms. - http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/2070.htm
Surface Characterisation of Low-Temperature Plasma Treated Wool Fibre - Technical paper about an investigation into the varying chemical compositions of wool fiber when treated with Low-Temperature Plasma's (LTP) of different construction. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: K. Chi-Wai and others. - http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2003/0068.PDF
Free Wool-Fibre Shapes - Report on an experiment with cleaned and degreased Perendale wool fibers which were free from external and internal stresses, to detirmine the various relations between the fibers' curvature and torsion. Authors: Clive Marsh and others. - http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2003/0070.PDF
Llamapaedia Wool - Comprehensive information on the properties, characteristics, evaluation, grading and testing, and the production of Llama wool fibers. Author: Elena Stamberg. - http://www.llamapaedia.com/wool/wool.html
The Importance of Wool - Review of the various qualities of wool used in carpets, wool fiber structure, the differences in natural and industrial fiber dyeing processes, and traditional and contemporary carpet design techniques. From the Oriental Rug Review. Author: Stanley Bulba - http://www.rugreview.com/83wool.htm