Thread: Possum fur as insulation

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I have possum fur beanies and possum fur socks,they are nice and warm and nice and soft and good for going to town on a winters night and that is about it.
Wool fibers naturally lock together and naturall oils provide some water proofing.
Duck and goose down can compress and expand up to 900%.
possum fur is nice and soft but must be blended with wool to make a garment as the fibers are too short and smooth to lock together.....been there.

Knits up into a really warm blanket, and is lighter for the amount of insulation it provides compared to wool alone....My wife is an avid knitter and uses plenty of exotic and expensive fibres, Possum / merino is probably one of the cheaper ones she uses, Alpaca, aplaca and silk, all sorts of very soft fine fibres and wools.