Sweaters, scarves, hats and even socks - this is just the smallest list of home wardrobe items that are very popular. And this has its own logical explanation: a high level of thermal insulation, ease of use, ease of maintenance.
However, there is one significant drawback - it is not customary to wear woolen clothes on a naked body, as it causes discomfort (pricking). So what is the problem?

Five root causes associated with the "taunting" of products made from natural wool
The effect of "stinginess" can be associated with several reasons.

Hard spine

Most wool items include a stiff spine (long, stiff hair in the coat). In the process of making wool yarn, an insignificant number of fine and dry wool gets into it. The tips of the hardest of them stick out of the product, and, in contact with the body, prick it. This is especially true if natural wool is not a high quality grade.

Wool category

The most popular is the production of yarn from the wool of sheep, camel, merino and vicuna. All these types of wool have different density, rigidity and saturation of the thread. According to experts, the least thing made of camel hair will be pricked.

The length of the fibers of wool yarn

By analogy with human hair, woolen fibers can be made in the form of a long, even and smooth thread or short fibers.In the first case, the woolen product is soft and silky; the second option will be replete with numerous villi sticking out in all directions. It is such a woolen thing that will “sting” the skin.

Fiber stiffness and strength

The stiffness and strength of the fiber is one of the fundamental aspects. In different breeds of sheep, wool can differ in fragility and hardness. A sweater made of sheep's yarn, for the production of which used fragile threads, will include many small and hard wools. Such a specimen will be characterized by a high "causticity." There is an opinion that the wool of a high mountain sheep is much stronger and softer than the wool of a sheep fed in flat meadows.

Method for producing material

There are two methods of obtaining wool - a haircut and combing. So, for example, cashmere is obtained exclusively by combing. In this case, the fiber is taken only from the undercoat of the animal. Another option is a haircut, which is a budget alternative. However, in this way only “obedient” fibers can be obtained.