Re: Happy New Zealand!
Reply #17 –
You've never worn a fleece blanket instead of a scarf.
It's hard to tell. I have one scarf that was given to me by my mother in law that I think could serve as a small blanket.
However, it's much colder and less comfortable than real wool. (I kind of associate the word "fleece" with fake polyester fleece even though the word means wool, especially in Dutch.) Real wool keeps you dry even when wet and it's much harder to overheat. The artificial imitations keep you warm as long as you keep it dry but it's also very easy to overheat. Even when it's advertised as "breathing" -- or perhaps
especially when it's advertised as "breathing" it's much worse than the real thing.
Depending on what material you mix it with, it can work though. You need surprisingly little linen or wool to get most of the good properties. That being said, I prefer mixing linen with a mostly inferior but also natural substance like cotton.