Beyond the raw beauty and easy comfort embodied by wool, its most important use across the ages has been in the production of clothing that can protect from the cold and bad weather. The common features of wool are well known: warmth, elasticity and impermeability. All-season diversity is what makes wool indispensable even today. Indeed, wool gives you access to satin, gabardine, flannel, crepe, jersey, fibre web, cool wool, fleece, tartan (Scottish), challis, tricotine (cavalry twill), boiled wool, velvet, etc.