I need a place to get away in the summer, and my attic is perfect but super hotadvice?
You can't get much softer than Simply CaronIt is very soft before and after washing.
This Site Might Help YouRE: Where can I purchase soft yarn? And what is the softest yarn?
The softness of yarn comes from the kind of fibre used, but also from how it was spunYou can take the softest cashmere or quiviut and spin it very tightly and have a rather harsh yarnBut it can also be spun to make the very soft and light and airy yarns, as it should beOf course, they don't wear very well that way, but that's beside the pointYour best bet is go into any yarn store, and touch all the yarns! (we all love doing that) You will find what you needOf course, they are usually a bit more expensiveoh, what does the price matter!?!
Yes vent the air space with one of those turbine things and insulate where you canI installed an exhaust fan high in my living room so that I can pull out the hot air at the top and pull in cooler outside airThat was a big help on electricityBe sure to caulk all openingsIf you are short on insulation, you can put things on your walls that buffer the heat and the coldDrapes.carpets.what are the things they hung in castles.it wasn't just artworkI put cork tiles on a cold outside wall to help insulateThere is always fans to move air but the best is just good ol' a/cUnits are so cheap and if you made the attic air tight, it should cost that much to cool itJust turn it off or turn up the thermostat when you aren't thereI have an exceptionally long room and I have an window a/c on one endI put one of those little el cheapo fans ($15 now) in front of it and it moves the air even further and makes it circulateI just move the air at the bottom when the a/c is goingThe only other thing that helps is outside shadeOn the first floor I added a tarp off one side of my house so it is shady underneath and waterless and it shades the side of my house from the morning sun and so I don't get sun until noonMakes a differenceJust be creative and lots of caulk.
