• @adj16
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    5811 months ago

    C O R S E

  • @TheManIsInsane
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    3711 months ago

    Alpaca superiority on display. Thick but also fineeeee.

    • @chuckleslord
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      410 months ago

      So warm and also cool. Fucking love it, favorite souvenir I have from Peru.

  • @[email protected]
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    2211 months ago

    While a neat picture, as I understand it the itchiness of wool mostly has to do with how long the fibers are. With short fibers there are lots of fiber ends poking out of the fabric everywhere. Alpaca or merino wool has much longer fibers, avoiding this issue.

    • @[email protected]
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      510 months ago

      Pretty sure you’re right. The scale on wool actually gives it some of its desirable properties I believe, like being able to cling to itself for easy splicing and felting.

  • teft
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    2011 months ago

    Pictured below: the wool they used in the green wool army blankets [enlarged 250x]

    • @Stoney_Logica1
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      1011 months ago

      So scratchy. When I lived in the barracks I used shirt-stays to keep that blanket nice and tight for any inspection. I kept a cotton comforter in my wall-closet and would toss it over the made rack and just sleep on that with a second blanket over me. In the morning both would go back into the locked closet and I’d still have a perfectly made rack after some slight straightening.

    • @Selmafudd
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      11 months ago

      That looks more tan than green

      • teft
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        411 months ago

        Oh, sorry. Disclaimer: Color may not be to scale.

  • @PsychedSy
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    610 months ago

    Clothes are all of a sudden disgusting to me. Artificials are now much more desirable.

    • @SwallowsDick
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      310 months ago

      Don’t worry, skin up close is much worse

      • @PsychedSy
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        210 months ago

        You don’t have to remind me how disgusting we are.