WeatherWool Market Share Analysis for July 2026

6 April 2026 --- Ralph   OUCH ... THIS (STILL!) HURTS ... for years and years, we offered Free Fabric Sample Packs.  But on 30 October 2024, the local Postmaster stopped by and "had a talk with us" about our Sample Packs ... and ... our cost of shipping Samples took a big jump.  As of now, Sample Packs are $10, refundable against the next order.  Sorry.  Even at $10, we'll still lose money, but the Sample Packs are important.  But at least the $10 will eliminate people who are not serious.  I think it will also eliminate the bozos who order with fake email addresses. If you don't get the Samples, please let us know!  Sometimes they just seem to disappear along the way.  For International sample requests, whatever additional shipping charges are incurred will be credited against first order. WeatherWool® Hardcore Luxury® Fabric is the foundation of our company.  We make our own Fabric at great trouble and expense.  And so we love to send Samples. If fabric that met our (Ralph's) specs had been available in the marketplace, we would not have founded WeatherWool. The Samples Packet contains: Our Fabric Sample Booklet, featuring our Hardcore Luxury Merino Jacquard Woven Fabrics and our (still kind of new!) 100% Wool Denim.  (We seem to be the only source for 100% Wool, 100% Non-Superwashed, Denim.) Larger Test Swatches - MidWeight Fabric,  FullWeight Fabric, Denim, Whipcord Why doesn't every garment maker offer fabric samples?  Maybe because they don't want you to see? Our own pure wool custom Merino-class Jacquard and Denim Fabrics are the basis of our company, and they have no equal in the marketplace, as far as we know.  If Fabric that met our specs had been commercially available, we would not be here.  We actually have a couple of other Fabrics we are developing, but we won't include them in the Samples until/if we are sure what we'll be doing with them. Our Fabrics are made from 100% WeatherWool Certified Fine Wool ... our own standards are very strict and ve