Anderson the prickle factor in wool is more often than not determined by the breed of sheep from which it was removed.
An example being the Merino which usually is softer with the least prickle factor, however even within this breed there are variances.
Scouring and carding the wool usually removed any vegetable matter. If not it was put to other use other than clothing.
must say on the wool qualities from my collection, Canada wins by far! then Aust then NZ & lastly GB! sorry (itchiness gauge)
At the risk of turning this into an Agricultural Thread, Rene, Australia mainly farms Merino sheep, so according to the previous poster that may be the key factor here. I don't think they farm merinos in Britain (too wet) and in NZ only on South Island high country (semi arid). How did we get this far off track?
Canada wins outright still!by Anderson
Haha, definitely not junk! Very cool stuff! I have yet to add any NZ gear to my collection. Many thanks for sharing René.
Most welcome Chris,
I'd kill to have a bit of head gear to have some sort of completion but... Wifey!!!
I have a wartime Lemon Squeezer but sadly missing its pug band, which is proving hard to get for it, maybe one day I'll find one for it.
Regards,
Jerry
Whateverits just an opinion.
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