WoolWeenies Club

[KnottedYet]

Deb - can you wrap over the closed velcro with electrical tape?

side note: y'all know the etymology of the word "velcro"?

[DebW]

Deb - can you wrap over the closed velcro with electrical tape?

Guess I could, but I'd have to waste alot of tape, since I don't keep the battery on the bike except when I need it (since it interferes with my knock knees and my hand hits it when I shift). Maybe I just need to look for a different headlight.

side note: y'all know the etymology of the word "velcro"?

Knotted, please tell us the etymology of the word "velco". Please. Please. Please. I'm begging you.

[divingbiker]

Well, it's official. I'm not a member of the wool weenies club, and never will be. I ordered the Ibex Collo shirt, and it was too itchy so I sent it back. Then I ordered the Steep and Cheap Smartwool shirt last week, and it, too, is too itchy, so I will try to sell it to someone here who didn't get in on the Steep and Cheap deal or I'll send it back. I can wear Smartwool socks (the only way I've found to keep my feet warm on cold morning commutes) but that's it.

It's probably for the best, because being a vegan I have issues with wool anyway, but I was hoping to find a way to stay a bit warmer on my cold commutes with a nice warm base layer. The search continues...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Learned a little lesson today- that merino microweight is not perfect in every way.
I was taking off my Smartwool microweight longsleeve crewneck shirt today (in Orchid color), and I was pulling the cuff rather roughly to get it off my arm...and my finger poked right through the fabric making a little hole!!
Mind you, i have like NO fingernails sticking out beyond my fingers at ALL, so this was just a case of my fingertip pushing too hard, right through the fabric.

So, fellow WW's, we must actually attempt to TAKE CARE of our precious woolens, they are not completely indestructable, despite rumors to the contrary.

[DebW]

Learned a little lesson today- that merino microweight is not perfect in every way.

So, fellow WW's, we must actually attempt to TAKE CARE of our precious woolens, they are not completely indestructable, despite rumors to the contrary.

We must also watch out for moths. (I didn't want to say that too loudly)

Last week I gave in to wool lust and ordered an Ibex T-shirt. Very nice attractive shirt, but I'm afraid the extra fabric in the color piping over the shoulders may not feel good under a backpack. But I'll find plenty of other uses for the shirt. Though I'll avoid wrenching in it - don't want to try and wash bike grease out of expensive wool.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

But I'll find plenty of other uses for the shirt. Though I'll avoid wrenching in it - don't want to try and wash bike grease out of expensive wool.

In addition to wrenching, we should try to avoid retching in our expensive wool shirts as well.

[DebW]

In addition to wrenching, we should try to avoid retching in our expensive wool shirts as well.

LOL. Good one, Lisa. Though I might be able to stay clean while retching, and I definitely can't while wrenching. And I guess we should avoid wringing as well (while laundering, that is).