The fine merino wool produced there always found a ready buyer.
The dry climate later proved the town ideal for growing fine merino wool.
Her merino wool throws range in size from 28-by-80-inches to 60-inch squares ($110 to $220).
The most comfortable socks are cotton or a lightweight merino wool.
Farms in the area today produce mostly Merino wool and beef cattle.
Merino wool, on the other hand is antibacterial and regulates body heat.
The company makes eponymous products primarily from treated merino wool.
Its softness comes from the small diameter of the fiber, similar to merino wool.
Merino wool is generally less than 24 micron ( m) in diameter.
An unadorned version in white merino wool is $250.
