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Prompt 2 WOOL

What an amazing material. It’s natural, warm, can be worn on every part of the body from feet to head. To what am I referring? Why it’s good old wool.
In the beginning, wool was plucked from the sheep by hand or by bronze combs. The first shear appeared in the Iron Age.
So wool has been a product used by man since then, and for Australia it meant prosperity. For a century, the wool industry gave Australia one of the highest living standards in the world. The economy rode high on wealth from primary exports. By the 1950s, wool was synonymous with the Australian way of life.

It's no secret, we love wool! It's an incredible natural fiber that not only prevents blisters and hot-spots, but is also fire-resistant and helps regulate your body temperature. Check out these fun facts and see why wool is so amazing!

1. Humans have been wearing wool since the Stone Age. Surely that must say something about the quality of the fabric!

2. Wool provides natural UV protection - for both humans and sheep alike!

3. You've probably heard that wool "doesn't stink." That's because it is naturally anti-microbial, which helps reduce stinky bacteria growth in garments.


4. Wool garments are typically longer lasting than those made of cotton or silk. A wool fiber can be bent 20,000 times before breaking, whereas cotton breaks after 3,000 bends.

5. Did you know a single fiber of wool is thinner than a single human hair?



6. During the Medieval times, hosiery was actually made from wool!

7.Sure, we all know sheep and alpacas make wool, but did you know camels, llamas, and yaks can produce wool as well?

8. Alpaca wool can come in twenty-two different colors!

9. One sheep can produce up to 30-lbs of wool per year!

This talk of wool reminds me of when I was trying to impress my motorcycle loving boyfriend when I was about sixteen. I knitted him a wooly jumper with a motorbike pattern on the back. I was so proud of the finished article. It took me many hours to complete. He said he loved it too and of course me too. ❤️
Anyway I hadn’t seen him wearing it for a while and asked him about it. He said, very casually, his mother had chucked it in the washing machine on a hot wash and it was now the size of a five year olds garment!
Needless to say I was not impressed.