Shirt weight flannel plaid with a black plaid which fades to black stripes. The plaid is made of Pendleton 100% virgin wool where the sheep fleece is sourced in the US.
Sews beautifully, not scratchy, mid-shirt weight. Plaid is a 3 X 3.5″ square pattern with alternating patterns in two of the diagonal squares. It has a nice drape and soft hand.
This is sold by the yard.
Washes with no shrinkage in cold water and air dry. Straight off the bolt and made locally in Washington! Warm skirt, shirt or a shawl, perhaps a quick scarf with this great fabric.
Why wool? Wool is generated when sheep are sheared and the fleece is removed, washed, then run through a picker then carded to bring all the fibers into alignment. Fabric is created from the fibers.
As a fabric, wool has a variety of properties that make it as attractive a material today as it was a thousand years ago. Molecularly, wool fibers are tiny coils, which look like little springs. This makes them highly elastic and allows them to bounce back into shape even after lots of stretching. The coil structure also creates lots of space to trap air and moisture. This is what makes wool warm, but not overly so. Wool is also hydroscopic, meaning it can absorb up to thirty percent of its own weight in water without feeling damp. It’s one of the only fabrics that will still keep you warm when wet, and its naturally high moisture and nitrogen content means that it is extremely flame-resistant.
Wool is durable, biodegradable, and just elegant fabric choice.