Thanks all.
galadriel, as soon as I would start working on it, my wife could smell it in the house. She was sitting across the room. To me, it kind of smells like hay. Like when we would play in the hay barn on my uncle's farm.
When I took it outside to shoot and take pics, I couldn't smell it at all, but when I came in, it was strong. I think it's a natural smell, since it's a plant material. Maybe it will even cover my scent. I'll still hunt the wind.
It does shed a lot of fibers, my wife would kill me if I put it in the washing machine.
When I boiled it with dye, the strands loosened right up, and fluffy. Gave good bulk to the suit.