Gerecyclede wol
About our Recycled Wool
The recycled wool collection consists of knits including cardigans, sweaters, pants, and scarves. 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. The recycled wool fabric then goes to our knitting mill, making a completely local supply chain from raw material to finished product. 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, which is why the recycled wool is combined with other fibers, like polyamide, to make sure the fabric is more durable and reduce waste in production.
No chemicals, water, or dye need to be used in the process, as the color comes from the sorted clothing. 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 reduced water pollution from washing wool. Recycled wool saves 11kg of CO2 and 500l of water per kilo compared to virgin wool, according to some calculations.
Recycled wool doesn't need to be washed often. To reduce washes, you can air your garment out, steam, hang it up while showering, use a delicate fabric refreshing spray, or brush it. Spot clean stains immediately when they appear, because stains can be hard to get off after a while. Hand washing is preferable.