MERINO: KING OF WOOL || EWE UNIVERSITY
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2020
- Hi Everyone! In today's video I talk about the history of merino sheep as well as their characteristics and their wool. Then I review some scientific studies that show the benefits of merino wool on human health and well-being. Hope you enjoy the information. Let me know if you have any questions or comments below.
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Thank you Dr. Kelly for another informative fun video. My condolences on the loss of your father and your dog, my prayers go out to you and your family. I lost my dad at the beginning of the year, so I can relate, it’s never easy. I always learn interesting facts from your videos, the merino characteristic chart was so informative, thank you for taking the time to research and compile the information.👏🏽👏🏽❤️ Also, seeing your approach to online teaching, made me wish I was in your class.😁😁. Those backgrounds and information are exciting to learn about. So glad you plan to continue podcasting, I always look forward to it. Have a wonderful weekend 😊
Thank you so much. And I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, too. 💖
I love true informative content like this! Learned so much thank you 🙏
Thanks for wading through all the research and sharing the information with us. I always enjoy your content and really appreciate your approach to your subject matter.
Thanks for this in-depth wool study. So good to hear from you. I’ll have to give Marino wool another try.
Thanks so much! I am always excited when one of your videos pops up & this was no exception. What a well presented overview of this breed!
Hi Helen -- thanks! 💖
Thank you so much for these wonderful evidence based conclusions about merino ! Also its very soothing to watch you talk.
Thank you so much for a excellent podcast. I enjoyed the information and found it very informative. You have such a wonderful voice to listen to. Thanks again from Canada.
All I can say is, WOW! What a hugely informative video! I absolutely loved this!
Oh!!! Thank you for this… I watched and took notes!!! I’ve just started trying to learn about knitting fibers and found you!!! You answered questions I hadn’t even thought of!!! Thank you for all your research and knowledge…
I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your videos They are very informative and the entertain I like your book reviews too! As a beginner knitter you have taught me how to use my money wisely Thank you so much!
I have fibromyalgia and neuropathy. I have formed the habit of wearing wool socks (hand-knitted of course) to bed every night. I have noticed that the coarser wool does prickle but that calms down in a little while. My feet definitely feel better with this habit and it lets me sleep as well. Some nights are two-sock nights (one over the other) which seems to amplify the effect. I am glad to know that there is scientific basis for wearing the wool. Maybe now I'll get up the nerve to tell my doctor.
Your videos are always so interesting and educational. Thank you!
Absolutely fascinating! I knew wool was amazing to wear, but I didn’t know it had healing properties as well. Thanks for all your hard work in finding these studies and sharing them.
Very good video! Unfortunatelly , I always have pilling issues with merino, very frustrating.I have also read that the merino sheep spoils the soil because they take the roots off from the plants they eat.
Thanks for watching! I know, merino is so prone to pilling. Interesting about the merino's grazing -- I can't find any studies on that. Sheep don't have any upper front teeth, so it seems like it would be hard for them to pull plants out at the roots. Let me know where you saw that info and I will check it out. 💖
@@EweUniversity oh, it is many years ago I have read about the merinos destroying plants...I can not say exactly but it was by Kathe Davies, she was writing about it and advocating for local and british breeds.Thank you for your attention,many greetings from Germany
Good to see you again! Thanks for this podcast. It's very informative about natural vs. man made fibers.
Hi Heidi! So nice to hear from you. Hope you are doing well. Thanks for watching! 💖
Thank you Dr I learn so much! I’m just learning about merino wool and your video gave me so much knowledge. It’s amazing!
Kristine, I enjoyed your post. I knitted while I listened to you. You have a nice calming voice and delivery so you’re easy to listen to. I mostly use Merino wool for socks but after learning about the effects of warmth and babies I’ll definitely consider choosing wool over acrylic. Thank you. I look forward to learning more from you. Blessings
Hi Danise -- glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you! 💖
It is interesting to read that it was Elizabeth MacArthur who did the most breeding of the merino sheep as John was in England. For a lot of the time. Joh
While listening to you talk about wool and sleep I realized that I sleep better in the winter than I do in summer. In the winter I throw a wool cape over me under the sheets to keep me warmer. I will have to try this in the summer instead of extra cotton quilts. I also have fibromylagia.
Hi Dawn -- always nice to hear from you. That's so interesting. I hope this helps with your pain. 💖
Thank you for an excellent presentation. I enjoyed it very much.
Very interesting and well researched. Excellent presentation!
Hello Kristine hi from South Africa. I was so mesmerised by your talk and learned so much about Merino yarn. I have forwarded your podcast to all my yarnie friends - wow you have opened up such an interest for me now in all the various wools around the world. I am proud to say that South Africa apparently the biggest exporter of Mohair wool internationally and also a lot of Merino and now I know how is all started - thanks to you. I am new to the yarn world since I have gone into semi retirement ..... wow it is so much more interesting that I ever thought. Please do not stop educating us out there on these subjects - you are a blessing ..... regards from a freezing South Africa!!!
This is such a great and informative video! I loved merino before but now I hold a whole new respect to it ❤️❤️
Thank you, Laura! 💖
Kristine, I loved this video because I am a retired RN and currently an Esthetician. Prior to COVID-19, I had many clients with eczema and it makes sense now about our clothing with synthetic materials. For myself, I want to find merino bedding to assist me and my husband sleep. WOW. I already have wool compression socks that I purchased in MN and I love them. I really enjoyed your video and how you incorporated science and history. My favorite subjects. Take care, Kathy
This is so interesting. You are a wonderful teacher!
What a fantastic video! Thank you 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
A belated thank you for the Merino 101 course.
Thank you for the interesting and informative video!
Kristine, i had wondered what/if you had given up on us. Glad to hear all about Merino and its properties. As always a perfect account of a subject...ic
Hi Chiquita -- so nice to hear from you. You must've missed my last video a few weeks ago. I talked about what's been going on with me this year. 💖
Thank you. Some very interesting information on this video.
Thanks Dr. Kelly for a very interesting video. Merino wool is truly special.
Thanks so much! 💖
Kristine, really interesting. I have eczema in one of my ears, and it's spread to just above the ear under my hair. I thought, of course, what a great excuse to make a fine merino knit cap for the winter if it's also going to help eczema. The other thing I thought was interesting is that there is a moment in one in the Outlander books where the main character Claire is thinking about the flock of merino sheep that her sister-in-law Jenny has in the 1760s. But, unless Jenny's husband Ian and the famous Jamie Fraser (Claire's husband) stole some Merino sheep and managed to smuggle them back to Scotland in the 1730s when they were young men fighting in Europe, Jenny couldn't have had that flock. She must have been raising a different breed for knitting and weaving yarn. Either that or Diana Gabaldon needs to write a novella about Ian and Jamie managing to get a breeding pair of Merinos back to Scotland. Anyhow, love these details!!!
I have a rare skin condition .... even cotton bothers it and breck out in hives .....only wool dose the work ... its so wonderfull that i used wool with camical colours and still no botheration ..its really amazing
I enjoyed this podcast very much. Thanks
Thanks, Alison! 💖
Awesome lecture! As a former wound care nurse, a patient who has DVTs, chronic pain in the form of CRPS i found it highly informative. Thank ewe very much!!!
Hi Sharon -- that's awesome! Thanks for watching. 💖
My goodness...great class! Thank you.
Thanks, Darlene! 💖
extremely interesting! nice research
Thank you! I love merino and now I know why.😍
Fascinating information! The history and development of the Merino sheep breed, the science of the makeup of wool, and the scientific studies. Now if only it did not need hand washing or dry cleaning.
I've missed your videos. Not sure how this one slipped by me in June. Thanks for great info, very interesting. I hope you are doing well and will be back with more great videos. Maybe a light hearted product review is just what you need now?
Great Video Dr. Kelly!
Thanks, Buzzy! 💖
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Thank you so much for your information on merino wool. I have recently become disabled because my immune system has been attacking my nervous system, resulting in the loss of the use of my legs. I am going to knit myself a merino wool blanket to see if it might help. I always love your podcast, because I learn so much from them.
Hi Kristine- I love your informative videos and this one was no exception. I’m getting ready to start a baby blanket with merino wool yarn that I had in my stash and was concerned it may not be a good choice for baby items. Thank you for teaching me that it is great yarn for babies!!
Thanks for such an informative lesson. The data on eczema and wool was fascinating. I’ve suffered from it all of my life, neck and eye lids. I can’t wear necklaces but never had a problem with merino or wool sweaters in that region. Also, I’ve used lanolin on my dry skin and when I’ve had sores and can attest to it’s helpful properties. Thanks again.
Hi Carmen -- thanks for your comment. I'm so glad you have already had great experiences with merino and lanolin. 💖
Hello Kristine, I was wondering if you could try to review the Glydon Pony interchangeable circulars? Thank you for your great informative videos! I love this one on merino what amazing creatures. Watching this makes me want to go buy everything merino
Hi Kristine I simply wanted to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and happy holiday season with your husband family and friends🏠🎄⛄😷 God bless you!
Great informative and interesting video, thanks Kristine.
Thanks, Susanna! 💖
Hey doc . Thanks so much for this vid 😊
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As with all of your videos this one was very informative and interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Elena! 💖
Love your videos I learn so much. I'm one who says I'm sensitive to some wool as my skin is sensitive that if my own hair gets between me and my clothing, it drives me crazy. The scratchy short hairs produces bumps on my skin so I was amazed the study saying it helped eczema. My allergy tests show I am allergic to goats and when mohair sweaters were all the rage growing up I couldn't walk into or be next to it without sneezing and having ichy watery eyes. Seems like mohair is again being incorporated into sweaters today. I may have to find some superfine wool clothing to try. Thanks again for such an informative video.
Great class!
An extremely interesting show!
Just saw an I Phone cover that has colorful balls of yarn I thought of you! Thought I would share this discovery 😀
Love this content. Thank you.
Thanks, Joyce! 💖
Dr. Kelly - Thanks for the informative video with all the extensive research! I always enjoy listening/watching your videos. As a dermatologist, I find this particularly interesting and informative and will definitely make wool-based clothing/compression stockings my main go-to recommendation. Apparently wool compression stockings are difficult to produce so most of what I've seen out there are still a blend (smartwool compression stockings, Sockwell compression stockings). Do you know of any other ones?
Thinking of you and your family in these difficult times.
Thank you -- so nice to hear from you. I found some merino blend compression stockings on Amazon and got a few pairs; really like them. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VQKK51B They come in a wide variety of sizes, which I think is great. I know they are a little pricey, but I guess it is reasonable considering how much some compression stockings cost. I've seen them for over $50 a pair. I did look for the stockings they used in that study I talked about, but I think they were an Australian brand. I remember that they zipped up the back, and I have not been able to find anything like that here in the US. Thanks so much for watching and for your comment.
Hello Dr, Kelly
I really appreciate that you provide such useful and fascinating information about wool. I was searching about chemical and physical properties of wool but couldn't find comprehensive info... than I found you ;)
And I have learned a lot from this video thank you... ♡
I am very curious about the research paper and books you used to prepare for this video. If it possible, could you mention it in or suggest me a book or article about chemical properties of wool. Thank you
Great informative video Dr. Kelly, thanks! I would love to learn more about wool and dust mites. I've tried to research it but never have been able to find much info. As someone who is allergic to dust mites I wash bedding and clothing more than most people, but hesitate to over-wash hand knits, and cannot expose them to heat from the dryer or chemicals that would affect the allergens from the mites. I've heard that wool is dust mite resistant, but have never been able to find much proof either way. I would love to learn more if the topic ever takes your fancy!
Hi Megan -- thanks for the suggestion. I'll put that on my list for a future video. XO
Very interesting. Thanks. I remember a video you did on the softest wool in the world and you showed a small skein of vicuna or qiviut yarn. Have you made anything from it? I felt a shawl made of vicuna at the MD Sheep & Wool Festival and it was amazing.
Hi Katrina! It is so funny that you asked about the qiviut because I have not knit it up yet but have been thinking about it for several weeks now. I think that is a sign that I'm supposed to do something with it, haha! Thank you for watching. 💖
I so miss YOU and your podcasts. Hope you are doing well!
Wanted to wish you and your family a Happy Canadian Thanksgiving 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🌞🏡🎶🎵🎶 Missing your excellent videos Hope that you are safe healthy and happy 😊
So very interesting and informative 😊
Thank you so much for your video. I found it so interesting and would love to learn more. Do you happen to have the references for the research papers? I'm particularly interested in the ones related to chronic wound healing. Thanks so much!
Hi Sarah -- thanks for your kind comment and for watching. I don't have a full typed-up reference list, but here are some that are relevant to wound healing. The only thing is that you have to be affiliated with a university to get access to a lot of academic journals (or you have to pay). If you're not with a university, I'm not sure which of these you would be able to read.
Pechter PM, Gil J, Valdes J et al. Keratin dressings speed epithelialization of deep partial-thickness wounds. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2012; 20: 236-242.
R Kirsner, S Cassidy, C Marsh et al. Use of a Keratin-Based Wound Dressing in the Management of Wounds in a Patient with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, J. Advances in Skin and Wound Care, 2012; 25(9): 400-403.
Vasconcelos A, Cavaco-Paulo A. Wound dressings for a proteolytic-rich environment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2011 Apr; 90(2):445-60.
Ovington LG. Advances in wound dressings. Clin Dermatol, 2007 Jan-Feb; 25(1):33-8.
Hammond C, Than M, Walker J. From the laboratory to the leg: Patients' and nurses' perceptions of product application using three different dressing formats, Wound Practice and Research, 2010 November;18 (4): 189-195.
Than MP, Smith RA, Hammond C. et. al. Keratin-based wound care products for the treatment of resistant wounds. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol, 2012; 5(12): 31-35.
Wonderful video you made my day.
Hi Sally -- thanks! 💖
Awesome!
Thanks, Danielle! 💖
This was an excellent video. Thanks for researching and taking the time to learn more about merino wool. All wools itch me. The only merino wool that does not itch me is Malabrigo Merino Worsted Wool Yarn. Their sock yarn itches me with nylon and their superwash itches me as well. I made the mistake to purchase merino wool feeling they were all equaled and discovered they are not. I am super sensitive to wool but no allergic to it.
Hi Karen -- that's a good point. I'm glad you have found at least one merino that you can tolerate. Perhaps there are more in your future. 😊💖
Very interesting. Thanks!! 🐑🧶🤍
Hi Caty -- thanks for watching! 💖
Love your post.
Thanks, Mary! 💖
I found out interesting that the underwear studies were comparing wool to polyester rather than cotton. (I had NO idea that people wore polyester underwear until I did a Google search.) I wish they had done a 3-way study.
Hello - yes, I think that researcher was mainly interested in synthetic fibers. Someone should replicate the study with cotton. 😊
Yes Kristine, i lost the your opening episode when i was about to read it. Then i couldn't find it. i came accross it last night. My sentiments are with you with the passing of your father...ic
I live your podcasts. I was wondering if this information is true for superwashed merino too? Thank you, Kim
Hi Kim -- great question. You know, the studies I read didn't indicate whether the wool was superwash or not. I guess I was thinking it wasn't. It would be interesting to replicate these studies with superwash vs. non-superwash just to see if the results are the same. XO
That's hilarious about those male rats and their wool or polyester pants, lolol. Reminded me of another experiment that had male frogs wearing little silk pants 😂 (way back when people were still trying to figure out how fertilization worked). On another note - my one concern with Merino is the use of mulesing as a preventative measure against flystrike, which apparently the breed are particularly susceptible to - it's very controversial, to the extent that wool providers or yarn companies have started making it a point to say when their merino comes from sheep that are *not* subjected to mulesing; and so i wondered if you would have mentioned something about that.
Very interesting video. Would love to see the scientists putting underpants on rats. I did learn a lot. Going to share this with my husband. Sometimes he has wounds that are hard to heal. Thank you
Hi Pat -- yes, I agree about the rat pants, haha! 😂 I hope the wound healing info might help your husband. 💖
Love our classes stay safe
Thanks, Lynn! 💖
As I rewatched this fascinating video, I wonder if the super fine Merino descriptor means Merino is super fine in comparison to other wool, or are you referring to a sub-category that is even finer than the average Merino fiber? I ask because, I did read a book that spoke of a breeder who had developed a herd whose merino’s produced a fiber that was finer than typical merino.
I have also heard (disturbingly) that the industry is using the term “merino” to denote a fiber diameter category, not wool just produced by the merino breed.
I'm so glad to see your blog! I'm never disappointed by your content. I've always thought of Old Timers in itchy red Woolen Long John's. Maybe they weren't so miserable after all. After hearing this I'm determined to seek out some Merino clothing to see if Grandma had it right all along
Is Merino the only good wool for making blankets? I was thinking about making a mattress cover/pad with wool. Do you think any sheep wool would be beneficial just as Merino is?
Great information! Wonder where we can get wool underwear🤔
Hi Robin -- haha, well, I looked and found these on Amazon: shorturl.at/mMNS5 I've seen some other ones, too, but they have gotten bad ratings for sliding up and being uncomfortable. Not sure about these as they only have two ratings so far. 😊💖
I love your videos! Where are you?
Unless one is allergic to lanolin.....found in wool of sheep but not in the wool of alpacas . I am hoping the superwash merino can be worn by some of my family members and friends. Frequently those allergic to latex are also allergic(reactions range from severe hiving to respiratory difficulty to requiring Epi use) to lanolin.......I personally know a half dozen people with lanolin allergies and there are many more than that in my latex allergy group. I know 2 people allergic to alpaca wool, People can be allergic to pretty much anything and it is a shame when medical personal ignore that fact. I had to give up my career due to latex allergies and the cross reactive list is getting absurdly long.
Hi i need help, I have 100% merino wool pullover but someone ruin it and got so small from XS to child size🥺☹️can you help me save it or return it in normal way?
Hi professor! I really love to watch your videos! I’m an older lady stuck in my house because of the pandemic and I have learned so much from you! I made you something so I would like to know if you are still at the same P.O. Box!
Hello! Yes my address is the same. Thank you, that is so sweet. 💜