How a Wool Quilt can Keep You Cool in summer

Wool is one of the best-loved fabrics during winter time. This snuggly fabric is soft to the touch, lightweight offers great protection from the cold and is available in an abundance of different shades, hues, yarn thicknesses, and textures.

Wool is used for manufacturing a great variety of clothing items, bed linen and is especially loved for creating beautiful quilts. 

We all know and love wool during winter time, but very few people know why these fabrics keep us warm during the winter. You will also be surprised to realize that the same characteristics of wool responsible for keeping you warm during cold weather can also be utilized to keep you cool during hot weather.

The Power of Wool

Before we can explain just how wool can keep you cool during summer, you need to understand just how wool works.  Wool acts as a temperature regulator. The fabric can absorb moisture from the air in vapour form. The tiny pores in the outer layers of wool allow microscopic moisture vapour to pass through to the centre of the fibre without passing through the fibre entirely. 

This characteristic keeps a layer of dry air next to your skin even though the inner layer of the wool will be moist.  As wool absorbs more moisture, humidity is increased and your body heat is kept inside. While winter wool will insulate heat, summer wool quilts in Australia will help your body cool off. 

Wool in Its Natural Form

If you don’t understand wool’s ability to regulate body temperature quite yet then perhaps explaining the fibre in its natural function will help you understand better.

Creatures that produce wool such as angora rabbits and sheep naturally produce these fibres as the hair on their skin. These animals require seasonal haircuts the same way we require hair trims.  If animals are not manually sheered their hair will naturally fall out and in case of sheep, the hair will grow thick and heavy until the animal starts to suffer under too much weight.

By sheering animals at the right time, the summer wool on their bodies helps keep them cool and protects from harsh UV rays, and they are able to grow enough winter wool to protect themselves during winter time. 

Yes, indulge In a Wool Quilt for summer or winter

Wool is a terrific choice for natural bedding. When you choose this natural fabric, you are benefiting the environment as well as animals that rely on sheering for comfortable survival.

Your summer quilt in Australia will naturally decorate your bedroom and will help you stay warm during winter and nice and cool during hot summer nights thanks to the temperature regulation properties of wool.