in the U.S. it has become extremely hard to find merino wool sweater or even good lambswool sweaters and I often wonder why they have practically disappeared off the shelves here. In every shop i go into now i only find cashmere sweaters (of a very poor quality) made in China. For me there is nothing like a nice pair of merino socks or a merino sweater. And the benefits of wool bed covers are well known and are particularly beneficial for babies. Here is a link to a site in Wales for those who would like to know more www.kushtush.com
and another link to New Zealnd who along with Austrlia is the biggest producer of wool.
www.nznature.co.nz/mshop/spi/3_mer_3087
Natural cotton comes from the most pesticide-intense agricultural process in the world. One T-shirt (the one you are wearing) takes 1/3lb pesticides and fertilizers. Please look at alternatives such as organic cotton, bamboo fiber, merino wool, hemp, Model and Lyocell.
www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/green-basics-organic-cotton.php
The latter two items are made from beech wood pulp, are incredible soft, breathable, and pliant. They are a good replacement for the polyester and rayon (which we should not be buying) without taking the toll on environment which rayon and polyester does.
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