Recycled

Wool

Our recycled wool comes from a recycling factory close to our knitting mill in Occitania, France. The factory mostly works with recycled wool made of old, used wool clothing from the collection bins of local charities. Working with recycled wool ahead of many others allowed the factory to continue its operations and produce local materials.

Making recycled wool requires the material to be sorted into clothing that can be reused and clothing that is too damaged to be reused and is therefore recycled. Clothing is then sorted based on fiber content and color. Sorted clothing is broken up by a machine that ensures no chemical, water or dye needs to be used.

The wool we use is recycled in a closed-loop system, meaning fibers are turned into yarn to create new products of similar quality and use to the original. Recycled wool yarns are shorter and easily break during production. We combine recycled wool with other fibers, like polyamide to make the fabric more durable and reduce waste in production. Wool is the most recycled fiber and was the first fiber to be recycled: the recycling of wool has been done since the 19th century. It has the potential to last at least 30 years and be recycled up to six times. Using recycled wool results in reduced methane emissions from sheep, reduced land use and water pollution from washing wool.

To learn more, visit our production page.