Wool

Recycled wool is environmentally preferred  because it’s made from existing woolen garments and fiber waste. Recycled wool can be made from pre- and post-consumer wool garments and production scraps, which are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and blended to create recycled wool fibers that are then spun into yarn.  Using recycled fibers reduces the depletion of natural resources and textile waste and reduces the production of conventional wool.

• Pre-Consumer Recycled Materials: These are materials diverted from waste streams during the manufacturing process. For example, using leftover cutting scraps from manufacturing facilities when making a garment.
• Post-Consumer Recycled Materials: These are materials generated by households or commercial and industrial facilities. When these products can no longer be used for their intended purpose and are recycled, they are then determined to be post-consumer.

Recycled cashmere wool is environmentally preferred because it is made from existing cashmere garments and fiber waste. To create recycled cashmere, garments and production scraps are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and blended to create “new” recycled cashmere fibers that are spun into yarn. Using recycled fibers reduces the depletion of natural resources and textile waste and reduces the production of conventional cashmere.

• Pre-Consumer Recycled Materials: These are materials diverted from waste streams during the manufacturing process. For example, using leftover cutting scraps from manufacturing facilities when making a garment.
• Post-Consumer Recycled Materials: These are materials generated by households or commercial and industrial facilities. When these products can no longer be used for their intended purpose and are recycled, they are then determined to be post-consumer.

Responsibly sourced wool uses wool sourced from sheep farms certified for responsible animal and land management practices.

Responsibly sourced wool has been verified at all stages of wool production starting from the farmers. The wool comes from sheep that have been treated responsibly, protecting the five freedoms of animal welfare, including the mental and physical well-being of the animals. Responsibly sourced wool is sourced from farms with proper land management practices in place such as protecting soil health, biodiversity, and native species.

Organic wool is a natural, renewable, and durable fiber that comes from farms that put animal welfare and the environment first. Organic wool comes from animals that have not been exposed to chemical fertilizers and pesticides through their food or environment. Organic wool ensures sustainable agriculture practices are employed, the wool is from sheep that have not been mulesed and that the farms have ceased mulesing for at least 12 months.

Responsibly sourced alpaca uses alpaca wool sourced from farms certified for responsible animal and land management practices.

Responsibly sourced alpaca wool has been verified at all stages of wool production starting from the farmers. The wool comes from alpacas that have been treated responsibly, protecting the five freedoms of animal welfare, which includes mental and physical well-being of the animals. Responsibly sourced alpaca wool is sourced from farms with proper land management practices in place such as protecting soil health, biodiversity, and native species.