Wool Plaid Fabric by the Yard Olive w/ Red Stripes Stripes (Saddle Blanket)

• 35% Wool 65% Acrylic.
• Dimensions: 1YARD x 58-60".
• This heavy weight wool acrylic fabric is perfect for upholstery, tote / hand bags, winter jackets, horse rugs, saddle blankets and more!.
• Weight: 14 oz..
• If you buy multiple yards, the fabric will be shipped as one continous piece..

Item Description: Wool Fabric Dimensions: 1YARD x 58-60" Material Content: 35% Wool 65% Acrylic Weight: 14 Oz. Color: Olive with Red and Orange Stripes Uses: This heavy weight wool acrylic fabric is perfect for upholstery, tote / hand bags, winter jackets, horse rugs, saddle blankets and more! Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, animals in the camel family, and angorafrom rabbits .Wool has several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is crimped , it is elastic, and it grows in stes (clusters). Characteristics: Wool's scaling and crimp make it easier to spin the fleece by helping the individual fibers attach to each other, so they stay together. Because of the crimp, wool fabrics have a greater bulk than other textiles, and retain air, which causes the product to retain heat. Insulation also works both ways; Bedounin and Tuareg use wool clothes to keep heat out and protect the body. Uses: In addition to clothing , wool has been used for blankets, horse rugs, saddle cloths, carpeting, felt, wool insulation and upholstery. Wool felt covers piano hammers, and it is used to absorb odors and noise in heavy machinery and stereo speakers. Ancient Greeks lined their helmets with felt, and Roman legionnaires used plates made of wool felt. Wool has also been traditionally used to cover cloth diapers. Wool fiber exteriors are hydrophobic (repel water) and the interior of the wool fiber is hygroscopic (attracts water); this makes a wool garment able to cover a wet diaper while inhibiting wicking, so outer garments remain dry. Wool felted and treated with lanolin is water resistant, air permeable, and slightly antibacterial, so it resists the buildup of odor. Some modern cloth diapers use felted wool fabric for covers, and there are several modern commercial knitting patterns for wool diaper covers.