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Price

• Acrylic fibre comes in a range of prices, but generally it’s cheaper than similar wool yarn.

Color options

• Acrylic fibre is easy to dye in all kinds of vibrant colors. It is often easier to find the desired shade in acrylic fibre vs wool.
• Wool naturally comes in a range of beautiful natural colors so you can get a range of browns and greys without even dying the fibre. However, wool that is not white becomes trickier to dye.
• Acrylic fibre retains color well. There will be less of an issue with colors fading or

Care of garments

• It is easier to wash garments made from acrylic fibres than wool fibres since acrylic fibres don’t felt together.
• Unless the wool fibre is superwash-treated you can’t just throw it in the washing machine - and forget about the dryer!

Fibre properties

Both fibres can be made into warm garments, but wool will keep warm even when wet. Wool garments ”breathe” better. Acrylic can be made to mimic other fibres than wool, it’s very versatile.