Dear John, The short answer is yes, wool is more expensive. It also is harder to work with than most synthetics in my amateur experience.
It is harder to source if you care about getting the knit/weave just so. Critters eat it. It felts unless chemically treated. It shrinks. You can't easily print giant logos on it. It is worth it, though. And washing wool on the gentle cycle in cold water is just fine, as long as the garment can be reblocked and didn't require a lot of hand fitting work (good hand-tailored suits will likely require reconstruction if washed vs an engineered fit suit). Cheers, Will William M deRosset Fort Collins CO USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5f20269d-79fc-4242-a762-fa55e426e0e7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
