Woolens create a barrier to this and allow the body heat to stay in closer to the skin.
Woolen clothes keep us warm in winter.
The wool fibres trap the air in between them.
Certified by meritnation expert saumitra deshpande added an answer on 29 5 13 we wear woollen clothes in winter because air is a poor conductor of heat and woollen clothes do not allow the transfer of body heat to the environment and keep us warm.
Woollen clothes keep us warm during winter because wool is a poor conductor of heat and it has air trapped in between the fibres.
Cotton clothes are thin and do not have spaces in their fabrics through which air can be trapped to keep us warm.
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Cotton clothes are thin and do not have space in which air can be trapped.
In summer we wear cotton clothes because cotton clothes does not trap air inside it and heat radiated by body goes out so it is advised to wear woolen clothes in winter was this answer helpful.
Because it traps air in the small gaps of woolen cloths and it dosent escape.
This air prevents the flow of heat from our body to the cold surroundings.
So cotton clothes do not prevent heat coming out of our body.
It also prevents the cold air from coming in contact with the body.
As wool is a very good insulator and a poor conductor of heat woollen clothes keep the body warm and protect it from the cold winds.
In the winter we use woollen clothes.
Wool is a poor conductor of heat.