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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 1:19 pm
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dera
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Originally Posted by nme7
Dera, this is great information!

I am a bit knowledgeable regarding fabrics, but not for use as clothing. What is the reason why a bit of silk blend is not favorable? The reasons I've heard for it was that it helps prevent wrinkles. As for 100% wool fabrics, I would say the best fabrics come from the UK. I am thinking that Samsung just bought the wool from various places on the market and used that to make fabric.
Mainly because the "silk" or "cashmere" blend they use is just fluff and usually means synthetics.

The only way to be 100% sure you are getting atleast reasonable material in Asia is to insist on 100% pure wool. Or provide your own. This is what I do nowadays, since imported fabrics in Korea are insanely expensive.
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