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Wool Masks For Year-Round Comfort
Ramblers Way in Maine makes a wool mask suitable for all season comfort. It uses fine worsted wool cloth for the outside layer and soft jersey-knit cotton on the inside next to the face.
“It’s super lightweight. Cotton is against the face for comfort, and wool wicks away moisture from the cotton so the mask stays cool and dry,” says Chris Chappell, marketing director for Ramblers Way.
The mask is also very effective with its tight weave, because the wool is woven, not knit. You can’t blow out a candle through the mask, Chappell says.
Ramblers Way, known for its quality organic wool clothing (using imported wool), had a stock of shirting wool from American Rambouillet/Merino sheep, and a good stock of elastic, used in over-the-shoulder dresses. They recognized a need and seamstresses started sewing pleated masks.
“We maintain that wool is the best material and has the competitive advantage for long-term use,” Chappell says. Masks can be washed in a washer and laid flat to dry to use over and over again.
Testimonials indicate the wool masks stayed dry and cool - even while working in summer’s heat. With wool’s excellent wicking, it even reduces glasses from fogging up.
Because wool is naturally fire-retardant, the Oklahoma Forest Service also purchased the wool masks.
Demand for the masks ($15/each) has remained strong and Ramblers Way also added lines of cloth masks including one that features pine tree and star symbols from Maine’s 1901 flag. The business also works with companies to produce quantity customized orders for masks with logos.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ramblers Way, 6 Commerce Dr., Kennebunk, Maine 04043 (ph 888 793-9665; www.ramblersway.com; customerservice@ramblersway.com).


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2020 - Volume #44, Issue #5