My very favorite wool is from Pendleton Mills. My father taught me years ago to gently machine launder his Pendleton
shirts with Woolite and air dry.
Have you ever discovered a woman's pleated Pendleton skirt at the thrift store? I have and just about do the happy dance immediately! I carefully remove the stitching from the sewn area. Most of these skirts have not had the fabric overlap cut away. Therefore --- drum roll, please --- you end up with two rectangular pieces of beautiful wool upon removing the side seam stitching.
Leave the bottom hems intact. Piece the two pieces together along raw edges that had been at the waist. I do a flat felled seam, but am a perfectionist. Hem remaining edges. Whoppee! The resulting lap robe is lovely and the "hand" of the fabric is utmost beautiful IMHO. Drape a lap robe for a bit of color. Since DH and I like the feel of the fabric, and don't consider it scratchy, we use the lap robe without a cotton backing.