fwiw my friend in new zealand swears by his possum jersey. yes, possum.
s. On Feb 28, 9:02 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's interesting, because among the dozens of nice knitted pullovers I've > found at GW, one of the nicest (having a zip, high standing collar) is one > made largely from cashmere and silk, silk being 60 or 70% of the content. I > have found this to be easily as warm as the all-merino pullovers in a > similar (shirt) weight and to resist stink even longer than they do (8+ > hours of riding -- and sweating -- time plus a couple of nights sleeping in > it, for example). And it holds up very nicely in the wash (delicates, > Kookabura). > > Patrick Moore, who also has an all silk pullover but it is crew neck and > saved for street wear; and a pair of very nice silk gabardines that, one > day, he will have hemmed to his length. (Maybe I should turn those into > knickers?.) > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 3:46 AM, George Millwood < > > > > > > george.millw...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > Cashmere huh! Can't wait until you all discover alpaca, angora, > > mohair and camel. However, for real warmth without weight you cannot > > better knitted silk. When I was young and foolish I had a business > > suit in a cloth that was a mixture of mohair and silk. It was > > gorgeous, tailored in Paris and almost made me look respectable. > > > regards > > > George Millwood > > Sydney, Australia > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
