Where are our Fibers from?
We work really hard with our suppliers to make sure the fibres are sourced from the best possible places, where animals and workers are treated well, this is really important for us. Please always feel free to email us for information on fibres, Jeni is very happy to explain processes, or give you a balanced view on something if you are not sure about what to choose. Our Bluefaced Leicester is British, this comes from small farms all over the UK but particularly Wales, and is purchased through the British Wool Marketing board on our behalf. The fibres are then scoured and Superwash Treated in the UK to the highest environmental standards possible. Our Superwash Merino comes from South America and is superwash treated in Europe to the highest Oeko-Tex standard, please see the section on superwash below for more information. As a standard we use 21.5 Micron.
Our Non-Superwash Merino comes from South America.
Our Peruvian Highland Wool is Non-Superwash wool sourced from small farms in the Peruvian mountains. It comes from a crossbreed of sheep that lives in the Peruvian highlands at over 2,000m above sea level. These crossbreed animals derive from Corriedale and Merinos, and the environment in which they live allows them to produce a wool that is dry, crimpy and durable.
Our Mohair is sourced from South Africa, and we are really excited to be finally offering RMS Certified mohair fiber for all of our mohair based yarns.
Our Alpaca comes from the Peruvian Andes, again sourced from smaller farmers whose way of life is their animals, the mill work closely with the alpaca farmers to improve breeding programs and help them to produce the best alpaca in the world. The sorting of this Alpaca is quite extraordinary, the fibres are sorted by micron and by colour by highly skilled women, it’s really fascinating to watch.
Our Pima cotton is grown and processed in Peru.
Our Linen is grown and processed in Europe.
Our Camel comes from Asia and generally from one year old Camels.
Our Cashmere comes from Mongolia and China
Our Silk comes primarily from China
Our Bamboo is processed in Italy
Our Tencel is produced by Lenzing, and is certified as such.
Our Nylon is made in Germany
Our Donegal Neps are made in Italy
Our Yak comes from Tibet & Mongolia
What does Upcycled Mean?
Some of our yarns contain Upcycled Merino and Nylon. The upcycled merino comes from excess wool that is left over in the mill, this gets collected together and we make yarn from it so that it is all used up resulting in zero wastage.
The nylon is the same principle. This is fibre which is left over in production, is then collected up and we use it for our upcycled range.
