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Giesswein Men's & Women's Boiled Wool Lodge Slipper, Vent -... healthyfeetstore.com |
Boiled wool is a special type of fabric primarily used in berets, scarves, vests, cardigans, coats and jackets. It is created using a mechanical knitting process which involves a set pattern that is then shrunk. Wool felt and felted wool are similar to boiled wool, all of these processes date back to the Middle Ages and even before that; for example, the word felting comes from the High Old German (a language spoken before the 12th century) word "filz".[1] Wool felt is created commercially and results in uniform fabric thickness. Felted wool is created by first weaving wool to create an item then washing it, resulting in a solid, dense fabric that is about 30% smaller than the original woven material. Boiled wool is produced industrially and is characteristic to Austria and South America. After very large woven sheets of wool fabric are dyed (or not) and have a design on them, they are boiled and shrunk without the use of any chemicals. Because of this and other factors, boiled wool is very warm and usually does not itch.[2] [edit] References
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