Boiled wool - a wonderful, natural material

 

Boiled wool has become my favorite material the last year. To create this fabric, knit wool gets agitated with hot water in a process called fulling. This process shrinks the fabric and results in a dense felted fabric. Boiled wool is not so itchy cause of the felting - process, which makes it comfortable to wear directly against the skin. 

It is characteristic of the traditional textiles of south america and tyrolean austria. 

 

Boiled wool is elastic and a little water - resistant. It keeps you warm even when its windy. 

I use fabric that is made of 100% New Wool, the wool comes from south america and is mulesing-free. I buy the fabrics from a company in germany. 

 

The fabric has a weight of 385 g per m2. You can wash the hoodies in the washing machine (Wool-programme). Then it might shrink a bit and become a bit thicker. If you dont want that i recommend handwash. 

 

Reconsider if you need to wash your garment- wool doesnt need to be washed that often, it works perfectly well to air overnight to give it a fresh touch. 

 

Its possible to impregnate the wool with lanolin, if you have used it a while it can make the wool more water-resistant again. 

 

Try it- its a wonderful material and i just got positive feedback until now! 

 

 

New: Cotton- fleece

 

Now i got a new material: Fleece out of cotton. It is wonderful cosy and soft and is not as warm as wool but warmer than normal sweatshirt- fabric. I though its good to have a material for those who dont like wool because of the itchyness. 

Or just to use it for other occassions. 

 

The fabric comes from a company in germany and it is oeko - tex 100 certified. 

It has a weight of 260 g per m2. 

 

I also use some different sweatshirt-fabrics, they are all made of 100% cotton. 

 

The white plushig innerlining i use for most of my wooljackets and hoodies is made of NON- COLORED, natural treated COTTON. 

A lot of people think its polyester but i´ve decided to take a more expensive fabric made of natural materials. 

I didnt want to combine such a wonderful natural material like wool with polyester. 

 

So enjoy nature with a 100% natural hoodie, made locally in north sweden!!!

 

Unik Details: Handwoven Fabrics

 

As lovingly and unique details i like to use handwoven fabrics. I do collect them in different contries or order them direct from the producers. 

 

Some fabrics get locally woven by the Bjärtra Vävstuga, which i am very proud of. 

 

Other fabrics come from thailand and some of them are handwoven fabrics from nepal. 

 

Its hard to get nice handwoven fabrics and it demands long searchings. But i think its worth it and thats what makes my hoodies so unique.