Wool vs Synthetics - Skip the Sock-Wringing

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by Craig Medred

"Wool is back, according to the manufacturers of today's high-tech outdoor garments, but not just any wool. This is the new, feel-good wool: soft, light, itch-free, with the friendly scent of the pasture and -- most of all -- it's "natural."

Whoopie!

The makers say these fabrics rival exotic synthetic apparel for warmth, weather-shedding and breathability.

Which raises a question:

If wool is manipulated to fool consumers into thinking it's Polarfleece, is it really wool?..."

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