Wovember
November 29, 2011 - 11:29am
What is WOVEMBER?
The idea is to show our collective appreciation of WOOL by wearing as much of this fabulous fibre as possible, and celebrating WOOL and its unique qualities in stories and pictures throughout the month of November. We hope that through our enthusiasm and creativity we can raise awareness of WHAT MAKES WOOL DIFFERENT, and jointly create a force for WOOL APPRECIATION strong enough to effect changes in how garments and textiles are described and marketed.
Say catchfire, you're really in to this aren't you?
Anyway the stuff makes me itch like crazy.
It makes me itch as well. My sister-in-law knitted me a pair of wool socks several years ago. I''m still trying to figure out what I did to piss her off.
Please, gentlemen. Discuss wool from a pro-wool point of view.
Anyway the stuff makes me itch like crazy.
Maybe this explains it.
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So it seems I'm going to hell because I'm a goat. Well that's just a little harsh!
Look buster, I don't make up the rules, I just.... oh wait, I do make up the rules!
Ha!
Oh well, sucks to be you I guess.
Look buster, I don't make up the rules, I just.... oh wait, I do make up the rules!
Good day, Your Immanence! Your humble servant has an insignificant question: Were you responsible for that Old Testament rule as well? I'm thinking of Deuteronomy 22:11:
I was just wondering whether that prohibition is to be interpreted strictly, or whether it could also be taken to prohibit, say, a wool-polyester blend? Knowing some of the penalties, I want to be absolutely sure I don't screw up.
Your Word is my command,
Unionist
Look buster, I don't make up the rules, I just.... oh wait, I do make up the rules!
Ha!
Oh well, sucks to be you I guess.
Glad to see you're still alive and well and still kicking against the pricks. What did you think of the new carpet our folks installed in the church yesterday?
Uh..yes, very tasteful Boom Boom. Let me apologize in advance for the flood that's going to ruin it.
Unionist, bit of a mixup there. First, I never had much to do with the scriptures. Backed out of that ridiculous project early when they refused to include any of my dirty limmericks in psalms. Anyway, due to a time/space continuum screwup, bits of Deuteronomy got mixed up with some fashion tips from a 1957 issue of Chatelaine, and snippets from the Alabama criminal code. Feel free to ignore it.
Being seen in public in just polyester is it's own punishment.
I hope the carpet was woollen, BB. I wouldn't want to have to suspend you for speaking off topic. Divine intercession notwithstanding.
for your amusement: "...And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."
- Acts 9:5 KJV
Maybe I can help slowly move back to topic
Shoulda known GOD was a sock puppet - anyway, here's the Old Testament version:
Uh..yes, very tasteful Boom Boom. Let me apologize in advance for the flood that's going to ruin it.
Hey.... I thought you promised you weren't going to do that again. I bet they paid extra for fireproofing and everything.
Wool is nice. Best of all it stays warm even when wet, so a wool blanket is the best thing to bring camping if weight is not a concern.
Knitted silk is better, though.
Also, anyone who works with danger of fire or electricity knows you should wear natural fibres, not synthetic. It is one thing to have your clothes burn off; another to have them melt onto your skin.
I'm sure Lampchop had quite the Passover surprise.
Catchfire this is for you, and back on topic.
P.S. God is a sham.
Now that's what I'm talking about. Uno! Dos! One, two, tres, quatro!
Hmmm. A dialogue involving sheep, and the pulling of more wool over people's eyes. Is there no end to these infernal NDP Leadership threads?
Or a chamois.
(I'm not done yet)
"I sleep on your freshly-shorn bum"
Catchfire this is for you, and back on topic.
P.S. God is a sham.
Maysie and I agree on so many things.
Maybe I can help slowly move back to topic
which begat
I sure Lampchop had quite the Passover surprise.
Now that is funny!
the vegan in me thinks that while wool is nice, it'd be even nicer if we could wear stuff that doesn't involve enslaving animals, like fabrics made from plant fibers! I don't want to bum anyone out, just something to think about.
"Wool is Warm when it is Wet"
nuf said!! I love the stuff Catchfire, I am with you on the wool.
"Wool is Warm when it is Wet"
nuf said!! I love the stuff Catchfire, I am with you on the wool.
Agreed! I have a pair of wool pants with suspenders. Those pants saved my life more times than I can count. They beat blue jeans in a cold snap hands-down. It's not even a close race. And you can get them with all kinds of dressy patterns woven into them. I have a wool London Fog blazer, and it's toasty, too. Wool is very warm indeed.
I got a gorgeous Icelandic wool poncho when we visited Vik earlier this year. (I got a poncho so it could go over stuff so it wouldn't be right next to my skin - I get way too itchy in wool, but couldn't resist!)
Got it from here:
http://www.vikurprjon.is/index1.html
(Click on "Vikwool" on the top menu, then on "Other Products" then scroll down to "Item 4911" - except my poncho is in a different colour - various shades of blue.)
Another thread of virtue clashes. ;)
We're above that.
ButI'm kinda into the plant fibres too, if that's realistic. I have no clue.
totally realistic! hemp fibres, organic cotton etc. we wear it all the time!
i have no problems wearing animal products if you live in the bush and you need to use that stuff to stay alive, but for most of us it's totally unnecessary....not much dif to me between wearing animal products cause "i like it, it's nice" and saying too bad for all the people our countries kill to get their resources cause the products they produce are convenient...
Love my wool sweaters, but I've got a heavy cable-knit silk sweater that is the warmest thing ever. I've had it almost 20 years, so it's getting a bit worn, but can't find anything similar to replace it with.
Plant fibres are okay - cotton and linen and such - but they don't hold a candle to silk or wool for defense against cold.
I dunno... do I want to get my shoes from dead animals, or do I want to get them from petrochemicals?
I am all for arguments regarding humane treatment, and if some people want to choose an absolute approach for them selves, fine. But it ain't for all people, and it sure ain't for all places.
One of the reasons why some people keep herds is because they are on land that cannot support crops. So it is not always an either-or choice.
Actually, if you want sustainable crops, you can't do it without manure. Vegan farming = chemical fertilizer dependency.
New Zealand farmers group says sheep shearing has potential as Olympic demonstration sportThe “time has come to elevate shearing’s sporting status to the ultimate world stage,” the New Zealand Federated Farmers said in a statement Monday, adding that the world’s top shearers are “athletes who take it to another level.”
As if other countries stand a chance against the mighty All Baa-Baa-Blacks
I stay as far as I can from wool.
When I was an ambitious young person growing up in the seventies I joined the air cadets because living so close to the St.Hubert air base with planes always flying low I wanted to ride in one. Not being from a jet setting family, the only thing I could figure out was to join the air cadets.
The uniforms back then were older "air force" style with that sort of narrow blue hat. And they were made ENTIRELY of wool. Standing at attention was an exercise in pain management for me as the wool pants and socks would itch like crazy. I never got to ride in an airplane and I quit after about three itchy months. Just thinking about it has got me scratching.
Sorry for not exactly mainaining a pro wool point of view, but if we ever want to talk about cotton, now there's a material I'm very fond of.