Wool Pants For Work And Play

Wool is a very versatile fabric that is excellent in many uses. Coarse wool makes great rugs and floor covers. Wool blankets are excellent as throws and, of course, wool is wonderful for making warm, durable clothing.

Wool clothing keeps in warmth very well. It can be woven into sweaters that look and feel comfortable and cozy, perfect for a cold winter’s day. It is also great for outerwear, making coats and jackets that do the job of keeping you warm and last for years.

There are many different uses for wool in clothing. Many of the nicest styles of suits and slacks are made of wool. It looks the part and has many qualities that make it perfect for regular wearing.

A common use for wool is in wool pants. Wool dress slacks look smart and maintain their shape well. Wool is anti-static and so it does not attract dirt, and the fibers also repel dirt. This means that you can wear them repeatedly without needing to wash too frequently, and also without the pants stretching in the wrong places with multiple wearings.

Another important use for wool pants is in outdoor wear. Hunting and other outdoor sportswear is often made of wool to keep in warmth and because of the way it interacts with water. Wool absorbs water without feeling heavy like cotton and it can also keep you warm, even when wet.

There is also an antibacterial property that wool has. This makes it ideal for clothing that will be worn for an extended period of time or while sweating. This is why merino wool is a top choice for athletic wear; it is very soft, but also has all these qualities of other types of wool.

Usually you have to worry about pressing your dress slacks. This can be a pain, and you often will pay to have it done at the dry cleaners. Wool pants, on the other hand, are very resistant to wrinkling. This makes them much easier to care for in some ways.

Some people avoid wool because they don’t want to dry clean their clothing. Not all wool needs to be dry cleaned. Some can be hand washed or even machine washed in cold water. Check the labels and you will find that not all wool requires such delicate care.

Wool pants are a top choice, not only in casual wear, but in more formal attire and even in rugged outdoor use. It is such a versatile material that comes in varying degrees of softness suited to different types of use.

If you are looking for a pair of pants that has a natural look and feel and will keep you warm, but allow your skin to breathe, wool pants are definitely the way to go.

 

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Opportunity: International Wool Awareness Campaign Lacks Industrial Design Partner - Core77.com (blog)

Core77.com (blog)

Opportunity: International Wool Awareness Campaign Lacks Industrial Design Partner
Core77.com (blog)
What caught our eye is that while wool's properties make it ideal for much more than clothing, the campaign's exhibits thus far seem to focus primarily on fashion, with the occasional rug thrown in. "Wool Modern," for example, displays the work of .

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Chinese could save wool industry
China could be the saviour of the New Zealand wool industry if enough is spent on innovation and marketing to make the most of its growing demand, Rabobank's latest Australasian report on wool says...


India gets more involved in Australian wool - ABC Online

ABC Online

India gets more involved in Australian wool
ABC Online
Australian wool exports to India are growing, and were worth almost $150 million in 2010, and Indian clothing sales to Australia are third behind China and Bangladesh. DAFF and the Ministry for Textiles of the Republic of India are developing a .

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Cleaning, pheromone traps can purge clothes moths - San Francisco Chronicle

Cleaning, pheromone traps can purge clothes moths
San Francisco Chronicle
Q: We have moths eating our clothes and our food. How can we control these pests before they do more damage without having to use toxic chemicals? GR, Petaluma A: Fabric pests feed on a variety of organic materials, including cotton products, wool .

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Wool is back in the fashion loop
FASHION is always on the hunt for the next big thing but this season it's all about the old new thing. It seems that wool is no longer daggy...


Warming up to Angora
DEVELOPMENT: Innovative solutions will now help Angora wool weavers churn out new products..


Milton woollen mill rising phoenix-like - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

Milton woollen mill rising phoenix-like
Otago Daily Times
By Helena de Reus on Fri, 11 May 2012 Senior spinning operator Marie Jenkins (46) checks the possum-wool blend spun into yarn in the woollen spinning area at the Bruce Woollen Mill yesterday. Photo: Linda Robertson Production resumed last week at the .

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Change a vital part of fine-wool revolution
Changes are inevitable. Not only is that now the motto of luxury Italian woollen fabric manufacturer Reda, but it was also a statement that was repeated during the New Zealand Merino Company's recent conference in Christchurch. read more..


Morrissey calls for action over wool scandal
Singer Morrissey has stepped up his global animal rights crusade by urging a leading Japanese clothing company to shun farmers who use a controversial sheep-shearing technique...


Sheep back in favour as world flocks to wool
After decades out of favour, farmers are turning their attention back to wool as increased demand from emerging markets and record low production levels bolster the long-term outlook for the former clothing staple...


How to store winter clothes safely - Chicago Tribune

How to store winter clothes safely
Chicago Tribune
In fact, regardless of whether you live in a seasonal climate or a temperate one, cramming all your clothes in the closet all the time makes it harder to find what you want. Also, leaving your wool, cashmere and specialty fabric clothing out during the .

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Teasing out the truth about wool and data
A verb with ancient roots turns out to be surprisingly useful to refer to making sense of tangled masses of information...


A gift of fabric stitched mother and daughter together
Posted April 16, 2012, at 3:26 p.m. One of the best gifts my mother ever gave me was a half-yard of seafoam green satin and an equal amount of royal blue velvet as a Christmas gift when I was 12 years old. Such fabric splendor was rare in our household...


Golf Gear: Clothing line has variety of choices - Ventura County Star

Golf Gear: Clothing line has variety of choices
Ventura County Star
Built from natural performance materials such as innosoft cotton, micro merino wool and linen, these easy-to-care-for garments cater specifically to the needs of style-conscious men seeking a comfortable alternative to many of today's product offerings .

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Morrissey Stands Up For Sheep - Global Animal

Global Animal

Morrissey Stands Up For Sheep
Global Animal
(TAKE ACTION) Rocker Morrissey has written a letter to the Japanese clothing company, Uniqlo, urging them to boycott farmers who use mulesing to get their wool. Mulesing is the extremely cruel method of removing large chunks of the sheep's flesh along .
Morrissey Urges Uniqlo To Say No To Sheep AbuseLook To The Stars

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Betabrand's Executive Pinstripe Hoodie Arrives Just In Time For Facebook IPO . - Huffington Post

Betabrand's Executive Pinstripe Hoodie Arrives Just In Time For Facebook IPO .
Huffington Post
But maybe he would have been taken more seriously if he had been sporting Betabrand's new Executive Pinstripe Hoodie, which the San Francisco-based online clothing company calls "a revolutionary business-casual EUR” or casual-business, if you prefer .

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Hermantown PD to Reopen Cold Case - WDIO-TV

Hermantown PD to Reopen Cold Case
WDIO-TV
Police also said remnants of clothing found on or near the body include: leather work boots, wool trousers, "Mackinaw" type wool hat, long winter underwear, "Blizzard" railroad type cap with fur lined earflaps, suspenders, knee length wool socks, .

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Case Study: Icebreaker Merino - Reinventing Wool as a Performance Fiber, by . - Core77.com (blog)

Core77.com (blog)

Case Study: Icebreaker Merino - Reinventing Wool as a Performance Fiber, by .
Core77.com (blog)
Icebreaker merino clothing for the outdoors, technical sports and lifestyle includes underwear, mid layer garments, outerwear, socks and accessories for men, women and children. Icebreaker is based in Wellington, New Zealand, and is sold in more than .

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Luxury status a boon for wool
WHEN Australia rode on the sheeps back, a lot of our clothing was made of wool. That changed as synthetics and cotton became popular, but as late as the 1970s wool enjoyed strong demand because the Soviet Union used it to make military uniforms...


Morrissey - Morrissey Demands Action Over Wool Scandal
Singer Morrissey has stepped up his global animal rights crusade by urging a leading Japanese clothing company to shun farmers who use a controversial sheep-shearing technique The practice of mulesing in which chunks of flesh are cut from lambs to prev...


 

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