WoolWeenies Club

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

You guys have told me that Ibex will not shrink or pill. What can you guys tell me about shrinkage and pilling of the icebreaker 260 zipT bases and the LLbean merino wool t-necks Knott pointed out yesterday?

I don't know nuthin' about Icebreaker or LLBean merino (except that some of it seems to come from China?-which i try to steer clear of).
I can't that Ibex will NEVER shrink or pill. I bet if you abuse it it would- like a long time in a hot dryer, etc. Wool needs to be treated with respect to keep looking good. So far my Ibex has been washed and dryer dried many times without shrinking or pilling. I don't throw my outer wool vests and jackets in the wash so can't say much about those shrinking or pilling.

Sandra- the shaks fit pretty standard. I take a medium if I am wearing it alone or over just a thin base layer. I take a large if I'm using it like a cartigan sweater over something. Like I said before, when it's really cold (20's, 10's) I wear a thin merino base layer, then medium half zip shak and a large full zip shak over that. If I put my dense loden merino wool vest over that, I can walk my 5 miles in 15 degrees (1 1/4 hours or so) no problem as long as I keep moving. Goes without saying plenty of warm stuff on my legs, head, hands and feet as well!