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ADULT HANDKNIT WOOL SWEATERS
There are three major ways to tell the difference between a "hand-
knitted" and a "hand-loomed" Irish sheep's wool Aran sweater: detail,
weight and color. Hand knitted Irish sweaters cost nearly twice as
much as a hand loomed Irish sweater.
Weight: There are two types of Irish sheep's wool Aran sweaters:
"hand loomed" and "hand knitted" – and there are major differences
between the two:- Natural sheep's wool hand knitted sweaters
contains natural oil, which makes hand knitted wool Aran sweaters
water resistant. Sheep wool used in the loom has to be stripped of
most of its oil, therefore loomed sheep's wool sweaters are not quite
as waterproof as hand knitted sheep's wool sweaters. Stripping the oil
from the wool makes handloomed sweaters a bit less dense and heavy
as handknit.
Detail: Patterns and designs vary from sweater to sweater. Hand
knitted Irish sheep's wool sweaters are more unique and contain more
detail because some patterns, like the "Blackberry," can not be created
on a loom.
Color: Authentic Irish sheep's wool hand knitted Aran sweaters only
come in a few colors – Bainin (untreated white wool from the sheep)
and colored wools that come from “black sheep”. Rarely does the black
wool of a black sheep look black. Instead, it is heather gray, gray, or
brown. Wool sweaters that are jet black aren’t from the wool of natural
black sheep but rather the wool has had some of the oil stripped from
it so that the wool can absorb the dye.
There are three major ways to tell the difference between a "hand-
knitted" and a "hand-loomed" Irish sheep's wool Aran sweater: detail,
weight and color. Hand knitted Irish sweaters cost nearly twice as
much as a hand loomed Irish sweater.
Weight: There are two types of Irish sheep's wool Aran sweaters:
"hand loomed" and "hand knitted" – and there are major differences
between the two:- Natural sheep's wool hand knitted sweaters
contains natural oil, which makes hand knitted wool Aran sweaters
water resistant. Sheep wool used in the loom has to be stripped of
most of its oil, therefore loomed sheep's wool sweaters are not quite
as waterproof as hand knitted sheep's wool sweaters. Stripping the oil
from the wool makes handloomed sweaters a bit less dense and heavy
as handknit.
Detail: Patterns and designs vary from sweater to sweater. Hand
knitted Irish sheep's wool sweaters are more unique and contain more
detail because some patterns, like the "Blackberry," can not be created
on a loom.
Color: Authentic Irish sheep's wool hand knitted Aran sweaters only
come in a few colors – Bainin (untreated white wool from the sheep)
and colored wools that come from “black sheep”. Rarely does the black
wool of a black sheep look black. Instead, it is heather gray, gray, or
brown. Wool sweaters that are jet black aren’t from the wool of natural
black sheep but rather the wool has had some of the oil stripped from
it so that the wool can absorb the dye.
| ADULT BAININ ARAN CREWNECK SWEATER Hand knit in Ireland from 100% natural sheep's wool |
| ADULT BAININ ARAN MAN’S V-NECK BUTTON DOWN CARDIGAN SWEATER Sweaters hand knit from 100% natural sheep's wool yarn in Ireland |
