Originally Posted by
sxboyer
It sounds to me like the wool that was used for men's shirts. I worked for Pendleton for 16 years, was there when they moved the manufacturing to Mexico. Their shirt fabric is very nice, as long as it is not washed in hot water or dried in the dryer. Like any wool, it will shrink. Wonderful feel to the fabric.
I washed yardage of it in my wringer washer in tepid (body temperature warm) water and rinsed it in the same temperature water. I then dried it on low heat until it was barely dry.
It did not shrink - at all. I compared it to the unwashed yardage and I can't tell the difference between the two.
I did hold my breath until it was dry, though!