>From a website selling possum fur: "The brushtail possum is no relation to the American Possum. About 150 years ago this possum was taken from Australia and introduce into New Zealand. This was done to create a fur industry in New Zealand. Due to the possum thriving in New Zealand and also because of their lack of natural predators, the possum has become the number one pest of New Zealand forestry.
Possum's consume so much forestry per night that they are now having a detrimental effect of the fauna of New Zealand, in particular the New Zealand birds. The use of possum fur as an eco fur is supported by many groups including The Royal Forest & Bird Society, The Ecologic Foundation and Greenpeace New Zealand. By purchasing New Zealand possum fur products you are helping to control the devastating effects these creatures cause New Zealand." They appear to make just about anything possible out of possum fur - even g-strings! On Feb 28, 9:35 am, sanjoser <[email protected]> wrote: > fwiw > > my friend in new zealand swears by his possum jersey. > yes, possum. > > s. > > On Feb 28, 9:02 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> 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 < > > > [email protected]> 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 [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > [email protected]> > > > . > > > 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 [email protected] > > (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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
