Sentences with phrase «warmer than sheep»

Inuit people in the Far North have used dog fur in clothing for thousands of years, and apparently it is 50 percent warmer than sheep's wool.

VIP Fibers, a company that spins dog fur into yarn — Yes, Virginia, there really are dog fur spinners — suggests that unless you live in a really, really cold climate you not make entire garments out of dog fur yarn because it's up to 80 % warmer than sheep wool.

A quality cashmere sweater will keep you significantly warmer than sheep's wool.

Not exact matches

It can be up to 8 times warmer than the wool from sheep.

Indeed, according to the EPA, so - called «enteric fermentation» in cows and other ruminant animals, like sheep and goats, contributed 26 percent of the country's total emissions of methane, a hard - hitting greenhouse gas with much greater short term warming consequences than carbon dioxide does (though the latter packs a far greater long - term punch).