“Wool Sweater” Doesn’t Have To Mean “Scratchy”
For people who don’t wear or have much experience with wool, just the term “wool sweater” starts them scratching their arms and neck. There’s something cozy about the sound of it, but it seems you can’t get away with just the coziness of it. You are also stuck with the itchiness.
All wool is not scratchy, though! There are many different types of wool and they are classified into different groups according to how soft they are. This is determined by a number of factors, including how many crimps there are in each hair, color, fiber diameter and strength, among others.
Different qualities of wool are used in different items of clothing. The coarser wool is suitable only to be used in outerwear such as coats and jackets. When this wool comes into contact with the skin it really is very itchy, but its heat containing properties as well as the way it handles water make it great for being on top of your clothing.
Some wool sweaters are thick and rustic looking and almost make you feel like you are in a cabin in the mountains in the winter just when you look at them. These may in fact be a little itchy, but usually a t-shirt is worn underneath, so the scratchiness is not much of an issue.
There are, however, many types of wool sweaters which are much softer and not at all scratchy on the skin. A merino wool cardigan, for example is very soft and doesn’t have that rustic feel of coarser types of wool Merino wool is the softest sheep’s wool there is and it is fantastic at keeping in warmth, wicking water away from the skin while still keeping you warm and has many other great qualities. Apart from comfortable wool sweaters and other clothing, merino wool is commonly used in long underwear and athletic apparel.
The softest and most expensive type of wool sweater you can get is so dramatically different from that scratchy wool sweater that comes first to mind that you would probably question whether it was wool at all. Cashmere wool comes from cashmere goats and is the softest of all types of wool, even softer than merino sheep’s wool.
If you every wanted to change your mind about wool sweaters definitely take a look at cashmere sweaters. They are so soft and hang so luxuriously that you won’t want to take one off, once you put it on.
Different types of wool sweaters are good for different occasions. You wouldn’t wear a cashmere sweater on a ski trip, but a different type of wool sweater might be perfect! Really, with the variety of colors, styles and textures of wool, there is something for every taste and every occasion!
| 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... | ||
Case Study: Icebreaker Merino - Reinventing Wool as a Performance Fiber, by . - Core77.com (blog)
| ||
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... | ||
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... | ||
India gets more involved in Australian wool - ABC Online
| ||
How to store winter clothes safely - Chicago Tribune
| ||
Cleaning, pheromone traps can purge clothes moths - San Francisco Chronicle
| ||
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... | ||
Opportunity: International Wool Awareness Campaign Lacks Industrial Design Partner - Core77.com (blog)
| ||
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... | ||
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.. | ||
Hermantown PD to Reopen Cold Case - WDIO-TV
| ||
Many, if not all of the links on this website are affiliate links which means that we will be compensated if you choose to buy at some point in the near future. Please accept our sincere thanks for your support.
Technorati Tags: Fine Wool, Clothing Wool, Wool Sweater
