Quote Originally Posted by Triskeliongirl View Post
Its tempting to try out the new clothes, but right now my house is so cold I don't even wanna get out of bad.
I find it's best to never get out of bad.
-And the more wool I buy the badder I get!

Knot is right- you won't have any problems with most Ibex pieces in shrinking or pilling. My shaks shrink a TINY bit when I wash them, but then they loosen right out again to how they were before. So it's not "shrinking"....sort of more like an "I was in the pool!" kind of thing (Seinfeld reference).

I go out in the worst kind of weather these days (15-20 degreesF, sleeting, breezy, nasty...) and on top I've been wearing a merino thin base layer (either SW or Ibex), my halfzip shak, then my fullzip shak, then my dense loden merino wool Ibex Cortina vest and a neck gaiter, and my top stays nice and warm for my walks and bike rides. The nice thing is that when I get overheated, the wool breathes and I can feel the cool air circulating around my arms and it feels so great- I get cooled off and dry again but I don't get cold. Something weird about wool, it keeps you comfy.