Disana Organic Wool Overalls in Chocolate Brown
New Color --
Natural
Disana wool overalls are great for anytime of the year. These super soft overalls work as great diaper soakers too. The wool in these overalls is not scratchy like you would think your wool sweaters to be.
Disana sizes tend to run a little bigger than the tag so you can comfortably buy onesize down or the right size. Usually I have found that even the true to size is sometimes too big and needs to be felted (even with big babies). The overalls are made of a single layer of knit wool.
If you want to felt these to offer more wetness protection you can buy your regular size and expect them to grow out at a normal rate once felted. But if you want to stretch your sizing then buy bigger and felt.
Felting wool is when the wool shrinks. Wool shrinks for a number of reasons. Abrasion, heat, water, washing, rubbing, soap, and using your wool will all felt the wool.
You can wash it on warm to hot water in the sink then dry in the sun while keeping an eye on it. This way you can gauge where you want the sizing to be. Also after hand washing you can dry on low heat in the dryer checking every 3-5min. making sure it hasn't shrunk too much.
Do not put Disana knit wool in the washer on cold water. It will shrink way too much. Disana knit wool is not like jersey wool which has already been felted and preshrunk at the factory. So hand washing would be the only way to get a reliable felt.
Your Disana overalls will go great with all your hand knitted sweaters or just a cute top to match. When taking baby out with the overalls on just put on a waterproof cover like Bummis* or Thirsties* over their diaper.
Disana wool overalls are made in Germany by a family owned company.
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Wool keeps you warm because its naturally crinkled fibres hold in a lot of air. Wool balances temperature and provides extra body heat in cooler surroundings.
Pure new wool can absorb up to a third of its own weight in moisture without feeling damp. Thanks to its lanolin content, the fibre also offers protection from external wetness, with pearls of water forming on its surface. Wool is not electrostatically charged, and its attraction therefore, to dirt or odour, is minimal.
One of the main advantages of wool is its highly flexible texture which makes it virtually crease resistant. |
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Wool is similar in its consistency to human hair. Therefore, as with hairwashing, only the mildest detergent should be used. Wool absorbs little dirt. The scales on the surface of the fibers effectively repel dirt.
Woolen clothing therefore seldom needs to be washed and usually a thorough airing will suffice. When washing is necessary, natural wool should be handwashed at a maximum temperature of 30°C.
Wool is extremely sensitive to soap and soap suds. In washing wool therefore, always use a special wool detergent.
-To avoid felting, wool should never be soaked, rubbed, wrung out or brushed. Simply squeeze gently by hand and dry in the sun. Wool should never be dried on a heater or tumble dried.
For visual sizing the little boy in the picture above,the Disana overalls he is wearing is a 6-12 months size. He is 11months old, 25lbs, and 31" tall. This is a new pair of Disana overalls and there is growing room. His regular clothing size is just 18 months or 18-24 months.
We do not carry this color. Stocking for all of the color selections will be in October 2009.
The actual color for sale is the wonderful rich brown color. They are gorgeous!
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