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How to store wool jumpers
Clean before storing, fold rather than hang, and keep damp out. Where Woolmark and the entomology sources disagree on containers and on cedar, both sides are given.
How to store wool jumpers
Clean before storing, fold rather than hang, and keep damp out. Where Woolmark and the entomology sources disagree on containers and on cedar, both sides are given.
Where does cashmere come from?
Cashmere is the fine dehaired undercoat of the cashmere goat. The producing regions, how the down is taken off the animal, and what the 19 micron definition covers.
Where does cashmere come from?
Cashmere is the fine dehaired undercoat of the cashmere goat. The producing regions, how the down is taken off the animal, and what the 19 micron definition covers.
How to unshrink a wool jumper
Felting is irreversible on The Woolmark Company's own statement. What can be done for a wool jumper that is out of shape rather than felted, and how to tell the...
How to unshrink a wool jumper
Felting is irreversible on The Woolmark Company's own statement. What can be done for a wool jumper that is out of shape rather than felted, and how to tell the...
What is a coatigan?
A coatigan is a longline knit with the open front of a cardigan and the weight of a light coat. What it is made from, how it differs from both,...
What is a coatigan?
A coatigan is a longline knit with the open front of a cardigan and the weight of a light coat. What it is made from, how it differs from both,...
Merino or cashmere: how to choose
One sheep gives about 4.5 kilograms of fleece. One goat gives 0.2 to 0.3 kilograms of cashmere down. That Woolmark figure explains the price gap in one line.
Merino or cashmere: how to choose
One sheep gives about 4.5 kilograms of fleece. One goat gives 0.2 to 0.3 kilograms of cashmere down. That Woolmark figure explains the price gap in one line.
Is merino wool itchy?
Micron decides whether wool itches, not the fibre name. Woolmark puts next to skin comfort below 19.5 micron, and Knit-On house brand merino is usually 18.5 micron.
Is merino wool itchy?
Micron decides whether wool itches, not the fibre name. Woolmark puts next to skin comfort below 19.5 micron, and Knit-On house brand merino is usually 18.5 micron.