Tom Donahue wrote:
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> Jim cole wrote: "The stuff is nice, but it's only 50% wool."
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> I bought a pair of shorts from Longs in the spring that were 80% wool. Nice
> fabric and thin chamois; I like them very much.
Yes, things used to be either 100% wool (shrank without much provocation) or they were 80/20, that is 80% wool and 20% acrylic (worked like wool but no shrinkage problem).
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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