Product Wool Facts Shearing is the process of harvesting the wool.
Most producers shear their ewes a month or so in advance of the ewes lambing.
This helps to provide a more sterilized environment during the lambing process. To get the best possible wool not only takes the right fleece, but it also takes a special technique. You also need the proper shearing equipment. A pair of Oster sheep shears are in the picture below. First the sheep must be flipped onto their butt as seen in the picture below.