Pullover Sweaters: wool sweaters

wool sweaters

Wear it inside / outside, according to the name I/O, you’ll have cozy warmth and itch-free comfort from the inside-out when you’re wearing the I/O Bio Merino Scoop Pullover for women. Made from 100% merino wool, this pullover sweater is lightweight and fitted for warmth as a stand-alone top or as a base layer under your snowboard jacket. So adorable you’ll never want to cover it up, the I/O Bio Scoop Pullover sweater is designed for performance but has been taken over by urban style.

The days of pulling your favorite sweater from the wash, only to find it more suitable for a Chihuahua, may be over. Newly developed processes for wool production promise not only an unshrinkable sweater, but one that is silky smooth and shinier to boot.

The new process, called "bio-polishing," was developed by the Agricultural Research Service branch of the USDA. Bio-polishing uses a series of chemical and enzyme treatments to provide smoother and softer wool than by conventional methods.

In the first step, researchers bleached the wool with activated peroxide. The peroxide whitens the wool and removes a protective layer from the fiber.