Wool covers ("Soakers")

 

Examples:  Home made knitted soakers and sewn soaker – workshop or instructions available; Stacinator wool jersey soaker

Wool

  • Is breathable
  • Is warm in winter and cool in summer
  • Allows liquid to evaporate
  • Has a reaction with urine that neutralises the urine, meaning that it ends up like water, so is in this way “self cleaning” (this is only the case when “lanolised”) – clean and lanolise only every 3 to 6 weeks
  • Is a natural fibre