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wool  wʊl/ Show Spelled [wool] noun

1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.

2. fabrics and garments of such wool.

3. yarn made of such wool.

4. any of various substances used commercially as substitutes for the wool of sheep or other animals.

5. any of certain vegetable fibers, as cotton or flax, used as wool, especially after preparation by special process (vegetable wool)

 

 

Perhaps it is my newfound Scottish blood and love of handcrafted tartans, or my shared enthusiasm with my husband's affinity for the stuff, or maybe it's simple irony becuase I've made myself the "black sheep" --regardness, wool is neat.  And totally underappreciated in today's world.

 

We are slowly morphing our wardrobe and house into a wool wonderland.  The blankets, jackets, kilts, & hats are just the start.  I weave bags and straps with beautiful wool yarns.

 

^  my lovely <feltlike> wool yarns. so soft & vibrant.

 

When we go to our historical events, we wear lots and lots of wool.  Socks, bodices, kilts, cloaks, blankets... And we are always *WAY* more comfortable than in our modern clothes.  Wool keeps you both warm and cool by regulating heat to your body temperature.  It is breathable, easy to clean, fireproof, naturally anti-allergenic, organic, mold-resistant, STRONG.

 

Two weeks in a row husband and I went for walks with our dog.  Week #1, I was chilled with my Target brand puffy pink vest and sweatshirt.  Week #2, I had a vintage button up Pendleton red and black checkered wool shirt (husband's from when he was a kid) and week #2 I was so much warmer, despite it being 12 degrees colder outside.  Wool power!

 

 

^some colonial wool production (& an image of my ideal life)

 

^baa baa baa

 

Wool.  Ewe really must try it.

 

 

--The Highland Wife