WoolWeenies Club

[elk]

i'm giving in...even thought I have a brown one, and 3 OTHER wool sweaters in black...I gotta have that black FZ Shak... I looked for one everywhere last winter with no luck....

they won't charge your card until it ships....

[Zen]

I am soon to come in to some money and want to buy a few select pieces of clothing one of which is an Ibex base layer.
in looking at the outlet site how do I know which pieces are base?

One thing I want for sure is a hooded shak which TE has on sale

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The "woolies" tops and bottoms are definitely a thin soft base layer.

For thin base layer merino items, I also like Smartwool brand "micro weight" tops and bottoms. The Ibex woolies and the SW microweight seem about the same thickness. The Ibex woolies tops have long knit cuffs (like long johns or henleys) and raglan shoulders, while the SW ones have a little hem at the wrists and regular set in sleeves and a hemmed crew neck instead. The SW for that reason can look more like a 'regular' top and be worn over a skirt better, for example.

[Grog]

One thing I want for sure is a hooded shak which TE has on sale

Too bad it's only in L, I would have gotten one too! I have a black hooded Shak and it's great!!

[elk]

Zen
the clothing is categorized by layer at the top of the page....because it's all wool, it kind of doesn't matter what you choose... ...they give you the weight of the wool in each piece.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Zen
the clothing is categorized by layer at the top of the page....because it's all wool, it kind of doesn't matter what you choose... ...they give you the weight of the wool in each piece.

Yeah, we wool addicts buy our 'fix' by the pound.

[elk]

Yeah, we wool addicts buy our 'fix' by the pound.

If you must know...I actually do have a studio full of merino roving...
(wool sculpture and an intention to become a better spinner.)

ANd I will say it again...in the heat, nothing beats a merino T shirt...We built a shed this week...85 degrees...me in Ibex sleeveless...

(you know Ibex really should do something nice for the TE loyalists....donchathink!!!???)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

If you must know...I actually do have a studio full of merino roving...
(wool sculpture and an intention to become a better spinner.)

I have seen some wonderful wool sculpture in my day. Here is some I liked at an art graduate students' thesis show last year:

(my daughter had her jewelry in the show)

ANd I will say it again...in the heat, nothing beats a merino T shirt...We built a shed this week...85 degrees...me in Ibex sleeveless...
(you know Ibex really should do something nice for the TE loyalists....donchathink!!!???)

This thought has occured to me on numerous occasions when paying my ginormous Ibex credit card bills over the past couple of years. Occasional free shipping codes are 'nice' but hey....

My Ibex collection is obscene at this point.

[mariposa]

Hey - Though October 16, you can get anything 50% off retail (note this is not 50% off any "sale" price - you have to look for "retail" price) at

www.backcountryoutlet.com

with coupon code:
38M-1-GGDSP

Note this is only good at the "outlet." It does not work at backcountry.com.

What does this have to do with wool? Well I found Smartwool, Ibex, Icebreaker, Kavu, Swobo, Patagonia, and others on there!

Have fun!

[redrhodie]

I found a Smartwool midweight turtleneck base layer at Marshalls today, for less than half retail price. I never find good stuff there. Now I realize, I must be waiting until too late in the season (like I try to buy bathing suits in Summer, stupid me). I bet by next week, they'll all be gone, and the swimsuits will be back.

They also had lots of cashmere sweaters, which are my favorite things to ride in in winter, but they were soooo expensive, and they were too poofy/dressy for road-bike riding.

[Grog]

For the last two days I've been wearing the light-pink merino wool turtleneck I bought for two dollars at a church thrift sale last month. The turtleneck shows under my cycling jacket. Never looked so elegant on the bike! (And I'm toasty, too.)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

One of my favorite wool items cost me nothing and is also very sentimental to me...

My mother had a pair of 100% cashmere black gloves. She actually never got a chance to wear them, and they were brand new. She died two years ago and since then I use her cashmere gloves as liners inside my other various gloves in the winter- for both biking and snowshoeing, walking, whatever I do out in the cold for hours. They are not thick, but they are incredibly fuzzy and soft and cozy.
She would be so pleased to know she was still keeping me warm.

[Zen]

I just got this
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodSW_15204_1.html
Very nice, the fit is great. One thing worries me though. I like the way it fits now but the washing instructions say it might shrink slightly on first washing.

Anybody?

[Grog]

There is a pretty massive Ibex sale right now, all the winter discontinued colours are 50% off.

I am thinking about the Pointelle longsleeve shirts (among other things!). I have heard about the colour but can anyone tell me anything else about them? Can you wear them alone or do the NEED to have something else as a top layer?

Thanks!

[GLC1968]

Yes, it can be worn alone. I have the short sleeve one in the same fabric (that is no longer available or I'd order 10 more!) and I wear it alone all the time. My long sleeve one I usually wear under something, but only because I don't think the plainness of they style is as professional looking (and I have my Kates for that purpose). It's not see-thru or anything and the fabric is attractive. It does run large - I have a medium in it like all my Ibex stuff and it's definitely bigger than everything else I have. They may be compensating for shrinkage, but I haven't put mine in the dryer, so I don't know.

I actually have a black LS one in my shopping cart right now, but I'm trying really, really hard not to purchase (that, and a zephyr and a shak for my husband...)!