Wool anoranks?

[slaine_23]

A collective noun for trainspotters?

Anorank - a reflection of your standing in the trainspotting community. “Francis had a very high anorank”

 

[TeeDee]

Anorank = like an anorak, but stands up on its own and has naturally repellent qualities.
?

I like the idea of a sort of cagoule related ' rate my plate ' - Gimme an Anorank rating for this bad boy?

 

[RonW]

I always wondered why one would use a wool anorak instead of a cotton one over a wool jumper/sweater?
I do not see the advantage in the first setup and use the second each winter, here. Works like a charm!

 

[TeeDee]

I always wondered why one would use a wool anorak instead of a cotton one over a wool jumper/sweater?
I do not see the advantage in the first setup and use the second each winter, here. Works like a charm!

Can you knit colourful geometric patterns into Cotton in bright garish tribal colours?
And then 'gift' it to someone to guilt trip them into wearing it?

No I didn't think so..

But in seriousness yes that makes more sense. Windproof out and warm inner works a charm.

 

[Tengu]

So, you would make one?

 

[TLM]

Leka has a "blanket anorak" which as I understand is woolen.

 

[MartinK9]

A jacket with stripes on its sleeve?

Your problem is?

 

[Pattree]

If I told you why I have reservations about jackets with stripes in the sleeves I could quickly confirm a status as the least popular member of this site!

On the other hand that jacket is something else.

 

[Laurentius]

I was thinking, what did the Vikings wear? I went to a re-enactors market recently and there are a lot of people making historically accurate clothing nowadays including woolen tunics. No they don't have pockets, but that is authenticity for you.

 

[Pattree]

Vikings you can keep your britches,
Making nests for bugs with stitches.
We have woad to clothe us which is,
Not a home for fleas!

 

[Laurentius]

I like the idea of a sort of cagoule related ' rate my plate ' - Gimme an Anorank rating for this bad boy?

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My mum used to have a knitted woollen duffel coat like that, I think she got it at a jumble sale. I can remember many years ago taking her out to a midnight ramble in local woodland and that was what she wore to keep the cold out. She also used to wear a Welsh woolen cape in her later years when she became a wheelchair user.

 

[Laurentius]

Vikings you can keep your britches,
Making nests for bugs with stitches.
We have woad to clothe us which is,
Not a home for fleas!

Last line doesn't rhyme I'd fix it if I had the time.

 

[Pattree]

Please don’t!
Try singing it to the tune Men of Harlech

 

[John Fenna]

Vikings you can keep your britches,
Making nests for bugs with stitches.
We have woad to clothe us which is,
Not a home for fleas!

Romans keep your armours
Saxons your pyjamas
Hairy coats
Were made for goats
Gorillas, yaks, retriever dogs and lamas

and perhaps Bushcrafters....

 

[Pattree]

Climb up Snowdon with your Woad on,
Never mind if you get rained or blowed on,
Never need a button sewed oöööööön,
Bullocks to the breeze.

There’s more but this isn’t a site for music

 

[Tengu]

No it isnt!

...Its a song which has come up when I speak about woad as part of my work...

(Id take pics of my blanket tunic but I left it in the Iron Age...)

 

[John Fenna]

Authorised version....
1.What's the good of wearing braces,Vests and pants and boots with laces,Spats or hats you buy in placesDown in Brompton Road?What's the use of shirts of cotton,Studs that always get forgotten?These affairs are simply rotten:Better far is woad.Woad's the stuff to show, men.Woad to scare your foemen:Boil it to a brilliant hueAnd rub it on your back and your abdomen.Ancient Briton ne'er did hit onAnything as good as woad to fit onNeck, or knees, or where you sit on.Tailors, you be blowed.2.Romans came across the ChannelAll wrapped up in tin and flannel:Half a pint of woad per man'llDress us more than these.Saxons, you can waste your stitchesBuilding beds for bugs in britches:We have woad to clothe us, which isNot a nest for fleas.Romans keep your armours;Saxons your pyjamas:Hairy coats were meant for goats,Gorillas, yaks, retriever dogs and llamas.Tramp up Snowdon with our woad on:Never mind if we get rained or blowed on.Never want a button sewed on.Go it, Ancient Bs.[4]

 

[Tengu]

Stop sowing such non sense!

Its poor devils like me who has to correct the public.

 

[John Fenna]

Are you talking to me?

 

[John Fenna]

But wool is good - my blanket hoody