https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 07:05:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-771880 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:44:20 +0000 Freckles 771880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too bad no members had seen/tried on that sweater, good luck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-769633 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:29:58 +0000 Raisin 769633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think DH may have ordered it, so if I get t for Christmas, I'll let you know if its itchy or not.....REALLY hoping Not! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-769458 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:38:52 +0000 pastrygirl 769458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no tolerance for wool. Merino feels great when I pet it in the store, but drives me mad if I try to wear it, even with an underlayer. Still, I find myself tempted by merino every time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-769367 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:32:37 +0000 Diana 769367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Merino is generally one of the softer wools, although as others have mentioned it does depend to some degree on the quality. Because it's softer though it does sometimes have a tendency to pill. (To a first approximation, shorter fibers = softer fabric, but shorter fibers also = more prone to pilling.)</p> <p>Alpaca is indeed very soft, it feels a bit more silky to me than true wools like merino. It's also extremely warm. However, I have a weird sensitivity to it, where if I wear it touching my skin for more than a few minutes, especially if it's warm, it starts to feel prickly on my skin. Oddly, I can knit with it for hours without a problem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-769052 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:05:00 +0000 Anonymous 769052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have very sensitive skin, but have never had any problem with merino wool. I'd say that if it's good quality merino, you shouldn't have any problems. I happen to think it's soft, but I don't know how soft you expect it to be.</p> <p>I have no experience with alpaca. Is it itchy? I'd love to order some alpaca stuff if it's not, but I need a guarantee! Most wool makes me itch, even if it's a small percentage in a blended fabric.</p> <p>Thanks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768984 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:51:27 +0000 Raisin 768984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well it's a Saint James pullover. It says it's 100% merino, fine stitch, from France. </p> <p>This is the sweater:</p> <p><a href="http://totokaelo.com/store/products/saint-james/ss11/arras-ii/beige" rel="nofollow">http://totokaelo.com/store/pro.....s-ii/beige</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768873 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:22:08 +0000 K. Period. 768873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>RRae, that's interesting. Nope, alpaca is usually quite soft, especially baby alpaca. Angora is also soft, but can be irritating because the long fibers fly fee and get everywhere, including in your eyelashes (if you are me). As Caro said, think soft as butter to army blankets or horse blankets, all from the same animals. Belly hair that has never been cut? Soft as can be. Hair from the back that's been cut before? Rough. </p> <p>Even I'm shocked by the variety I've seen. I've seen cashmere that is no better than common wool (not even merino) as everyone raced to create inexpensive cashmere sweaters a few years ago. I have an older, very nice cashmere sweater from Ann Taylor and it is nothing like the ones that I picked up at Ann Taylor just a few years later. All cashmere, but the older one was in the $200 range and the later ones were well under $100. They can't make it that much cheaper without cutting corners. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768870 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:20:15 +0000 Freckles 768870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you post the item perhaps another forum member has tried it on or looked at it... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768846 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:30:52 +0000 JR 768846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, my hubby has a good merino wool sweater from Italy and it is very soft. I tried a much cheaper one on today, and it was a bit scratchy. So it can vary. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768814 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:52:57 +0000 Caro in Oz 768814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are many 'grades" of merino from super-fine to rough &amp; scratchy. Think Italian wool &amp; silk suits to army blankets. So it depends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768783 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:36:17 +0000 Raisin 768783@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's online Freckles....so I have to take a leap of faith. I think it's good quality though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768780 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:34:17 +0000 Freckles 768780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can you try this sweater on or is it only online?</p> <p>If I had my way I would wear wool and nothing else in winter. The quality of the yarn and the weave make a big difference. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768732 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:03:22 +0000 Raisin 768732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All good to know!</p> <p>K - for some reason I thought alpaca was super itchy. I'm glad you set me straight because I saw a few cute sweaters in alpaca too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768718 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:55:05 +0000 K. Period. 768718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It shouldn't be itchy, but there are grades of merino just like there are grades of cashmere and of plain wool. Merino just means it comes from a merino sheep, which is a breed with softer wool. Low quality merino is going to be itchy, but super high quality merino would not be. Knitting has taught me a lot about the variety of wools out there. You want super luxury? Check out alpaca. I could bathe in the stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768717 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:54:39 +0000 Thistle 768717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly, depends on your tolerance for wool. I think merino wool is soft to my hands, but it drives my chest skin, particularly around my collarbone, nuts.</p> <p>I have fussy skin, though, so I usually choose to either not wear wool or always wear a shirt between my skin and the wool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768716 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:54:06 +0000 Aida 768716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Anna said, good merino shouldn't be itchy. I have a couple of 100% merino sweaters that feel lovely, though I do have a decent wool toleration. My husband likes both cashmere and merino, and won't really wear any other kind of sweater; he wears his with a layer underneath, though he likes to do that anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768707 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:48:45 +0000 Anonymous 768707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Merino wool shouldn't be itchy at all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768699 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:43:18 +0000 celia 768699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Personally I prefer merino wool because they are lighter and softer on the skin(and I have a low tolerance to itchy wool). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768683 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:31:20 +0000 Raisin 768683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Anna...with a t shirt underneath its probably perfect? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768682 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:30:19 +0000 annagybe 768682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good merino wool isn't itchy. My new cream fisherman's sweater isn't the best, so it's a wee bit itchy. It's still much better overall than standard wool. Plus it's doesn't pill as much as cashmere.<br /> I have a high tolerance for wool though. My father instilled in me that the only sweaterw sweater worth buying were wool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-merino-wool-soft#post-768673 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:25:40 +0000 Raisin 768673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There's a very cute sweater that's 100% merino wool, that I'd like to mention to DH would be a good Christmas gift for me.....I'm so subtle....but I want to make sure it's not going to be too itchy. Merino is the softer of the wools right? Anyone have a 100% merino sweater? How does it feel? </p>