Why some wool itches
Posted by Team NZNC on 13th Feb 2019
Simply speaking...
The coarser the wool fibre, the more likely it is to give sensitive or unaccustomed skin a bit of an itch or scratch!
Here at New Zealand Natural Clothing, we reckon we have our own way of measuring a person's wool-wearing maturity.
You see, our customers come from all walks of life. Among them are those who've spent their working lives on the land, in shearing sheds or in
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Are Socks a Bad Gift?
Posted by NZNC Team on 18th Dec 2018
A pair of socks has become a symbol of crappy presents the world over. A casual glance at gift idea articles from retailers will often directly reference the much-maligned sock as the worst gift anyone can get.
But is that entirely fair?
Well, maybe. Novelty socks aren’t the worst thing to appear in your Christmas stocking or amongst a pile of birthday gifts. They’re certainly not the
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Why Wear Wool Socks for Hiking
Posted by NZNC Team on 14th Dec 2018
A casual search of the internet for blogs about hiking will yield a hell of a lot of results. 96 million to be exact. A lot of the blogs will be casual bloggers who are sharing their passion for the great outdoors.
Some will be professional writers who have done the research and asked the experts.
However, the one thing that they all seem to have in common is, the number one thing on their
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What is a Terry Loop?
Posted by New Zealand Natural Clothing on 20th Oct 2018
What is a Terry loop?Terry Loops used as reinforcing by double loop cushioning in the Norsewear Foot Doctor sockI thought my mum just bought me basic socks, "surprise"! They are actually special ones and now I know why she gets mad when I don't care for them or I lose them!The evolution of sock knitting technology has kept up with everything else offering huge variants on a simple garment. T
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