I have woollen items from my teens still in good condition, but the only fibre to mix with wool and extend the life seems to be Nylon. A thin sliver of Rayon seems to do no harm but everything else has proven detrimental.

I have always had a very low turnover of garments, and shoes too - my sister always went through 20 or 30 pairs to my five, and still never had comfortable feet.

I have a jersey I first knitted when I was at home - before I was 18. The yarn has been reknitted since then, but it would be difficult to guess how old it is. Worsted spun wool requires time and skilled preparation even with today's mechanised production methods, but then it outlasts yarns and fabrics made with less effort.

Quality always pays off in the long run - if anyone reads Terry Pratchett's Disk world novels the Sam Vimes philosophy of boots also applies to other garments.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: