Review of Wool Fabric

Clear, concise and well-written piece about the versatility and wonder of wool fabric. I stretched and was measured for a hand-made wool suit at American-English in Westminster, MD. I've had the suit for years and it is strong, handsome, well fitting, and comfortable. It's a wool suit that has all the qualities that Mr. Centeno presents here.

Wool is a miracle fabric. Here is a fact not noted in his article: During WWII in the Pacific Theatre of Operations, the cotton uniforms first issued to our Marines were falling apart in the tropic heat and they suffered terrible wounds and disease, like malaria, as a result.

Some imaginative planner lost to history suggested wool clothing...imagine that...in the tropics!  Once the Marines switched to wool, they were protected from infections like malaria and other insect-borned disease through the long-wearing quality, strength, and other miracle characteristics of wool. Many a Marine returned to his family healthy after WWII due to wool.