Wool for making hunting clothes

[indianalongbowshooter]

anyone have a source for getting wool material for making bibs, pants etc... I looking for the stuff like K.O.M, Sleeping Indian and SUCH USE...I gave a friend wife a ice super heavy duty industrial sewing machine in exchange shes going to make me a set of bibs and parka however I want them done... p.m. me if you dont want to post the source here if they are not a sponsor..e-mails not working so can only get p.m`s.

[rainman]

Bemidji Woolen Mills, they make the cloth for a lot of other companies and you can buy by the yard, I believe they carry up to 30 oz wieght wool.

[sweet old bill]

spartmanguide has a sale on 4 wool blankets ( 60 inches x 80 inches ) in brown wool for the price os $39.95 pluws shipping that shjould make a shirt and wool bibs...

Bill

[JMartin]

That's a great idea Bill!

[Billy]

my longhunter style jac/shirt, is coming from a blanket; bought from cheaper than dirt

[freefeet]

You can get some lovely tartans in blankets.

  :D

[Tater 2]

You might look at  www.rockywoods.com  they have a selection of outdoor fabrics including wool, selection varies, and sometimes they have wool camo.

                    Pat

[indianalongbowshooter]

thanks for the info. guys..seen a shirt made from a wool blanket lined with fleece, was a light weight green army surplus blanket, made a nice shirt...do you think the blankets would make a warm enough set of bibs for really cold weather?

[Jeremy]

Some of the military surplus blakets are heavier and a denser weave than much of the highend wool.  

I have a nice jacket from Bemidji Woolen Mills (can't remember the name of the company though - what did Gray Wolf woolens used to be called?) it's good wool, but a jacket a friend is making me from an Italian military blanket is much better wool (date stamp was early 60's on the blanket)

You do have to be careful when buying the blankets though.  Some of the cheaper blankets are made by needling (or whatever they call it) wool fibers into a woven base.  It creates a high loft fabric that's cheap to make, but it won't hold up well.

Do a search for Melton wool or Melton cloth.  Most of that is typically 24oz and extremely tightely woven.  It's some of the only wool I've found that stops the wind and was used for military uniforms in the past.

[John Scifres]

Jeremy has it right on the blankets.  My company sells disaster supplies and the cheap wool blankets (<$10) are almost always non-wovens.  They will not hold up.  Most aren't 100% woold either.  Personally, I prefer the 80/20 wool poly blankets anyway.  

Here is one company we used in the past  http://www.northwestwoolen.com/Camp.aspx

[Ringneck]

And with the 48 blankets you have to buy for a minimum order you will never run out of shirts LOL.  :D

[Fallguy]

A Friend of mine makes wool mittens out of old wool sweaters. To get them thicker and a tighter weave she washes them in hot water dries them in the dryer at the hottest setting. Thus shrinking the sweeter. I always wondered if this would work on lighter weight wool fabric?

[lpcjon2]

Colemans Military Surplus has wool blankets for I think $10-20 dollars check them out.