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Suggestions for Merino Wool Tshirts?
(lemmy.world)
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Unfortunately, in my experience, 100% wool doesn't last nearly as long as wool blends when it comes to durability. No matter how hard I try, I get small holes and tears within a few months. I've had the best experiences with 80% wool blends.
For merino performance fabrics at least. Look at a microscope picture of merino next to another wool, and you will understand why it's so soft but why it doesn't last as long. It doesn't help that merino t-shirts are really thin usually.
It exists but it's niche and expensive.
For general use 80/20 is a good bet if you don't mind the downsides and if you're not fanatic about natural fibres like me 😄