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EU-based sustainable brands adopt HDWool’s apparel insulation
HD® Wool, based in Shipley, United Kingdom, has teamed up with a number of leading European brands to feature their revolutionary garment insulation in their Autumn/Winter 21 outerwear
Icebreaker, Spinnova partners to develop circular SPINNOVA-merino wool products
Finnish sustainable material company, Spinnova has partnered with VF brand Icebreaker® to develop circular midlayer products using next-generation blends of merino wool and the highly sustainable
Südwolle latest weaving collection is made from certified wool blends
Germany-based, Südwolle Group’s latest SS2023 weaving collection, is based on certified fibers produced with chlorine-free anti-shrinkage treatments for products that are easy to care for and
Harris Tweed partners with FibreTrace to launch fully traceable wool
Harris Tweed Hebrides is the first woollen textile manufacturer to introduce a traceability technology that combines the digital and physical worlds, identifying fiber origin, quantifying fibers,
SustainaWOOL™ is expanding globally
The SustainaWOOL™ Integrity Scheme of AWEX and Cape Wools SA (CWSA) of South Africa has formed an innovative partnership to provide improved integrity and traceability of sustainably certified
Williams-Sonoma ditches alpaca wool after PETA exposé
Home furnishing giant, Williams-Sonoma has discontinued sourcing alpaca fleece from all of its products, including Mark, Pottery Barn, west elm, and Graham, and Rejuvenation after PETA shared its
What is worsted wool?
Worsted wool is a high-quality wool that has a smooth and fine surface. Worsted wool got its name from ‘Worstead’, a small English village in the country of Norfolk. Norfolk village along with
What is grading of wool?
The end use and value of wool depends on certain qualities of wool such as fineness, length, color, and appearance. These are few of the most important quality factors of wool fibers. The fiber
What is scouring of wool?
Raw wool contains impurities in the form of waxes, suint, cellulosic material such as straw and dried grass, dirt, and proteinaceous material. Because of this purification of wool is very important
What is carding process?
During the spinning process, carding is the second process of spinning. During the carding process, the fibers are disentangled, cleaned and then intermixed with other fiber batches in order to