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modern wool products are less durable, as the way the more cost efficient methods wool is spun now leads to less alignment of the threads (especially so with mo
by woleium 3y ago
modern wool products are less durable, as the way the more cost efficient methods wool is spun now leads to less alignment of the threads (especially so with modern cashmere). Luckily you can still pick up good products secondhand. look for brands like Pringle, from the 70s and to a lesser extent the 80s
- hedora 3y agoI can recommend Aran Sweater Market. I like their modern (softer feel) wool, but their Donegal wool products are made from yarn from of the last remaining traditional wool producers in Ireland. The "soft" wool thing I previously purchased only lasted about 10 years. The Donegal one is a tank in comparison. Ask me again in a decade: - https://www.aran.com/search.php?search_query=Donegal&Search=§ion=content https://www.aran.com/search.php?search_query=Donegal&Search=... - https://donegalyarns.com/our-history/ https://donegalyarns.com/our-history/ and Darn Tough. I've been abusing the crap out of their socks (walking outside on mud, burrs, etc) and they're still like new. They offer an unconditional lifetime guarantee that they apparently actually honor: - https://darntough.com/pages/our-unconditional-lifetime-guarantee https://darntough.com/pages/our-unconditional-lifetime-guara...
- arglebargle123 3y agoI have darn tough hiking socks that are 10y old and look pretty close to new.