The awareness of our shared world informs our actions.
We advocate for handknitting yarns with a guarantee of the origin and short supply chains! We can guarantee a hundred percent sustainable and socially acceptable production in Europe over the whole production process!
Your projects and your conscience are of value to us.
Bio Merinos
Organic wool from Patagonia combined with linen grown in France produced in our certified factory in Wallhausen (Germany).
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) applies very strict conditions and criteria to the whole production process.
Cotton of Greece
“Cotton of Greece” is a one-of-a-kind project uniting sustainability, traceability, and quality from cotton seed to yarn. The transportation distances for this cotton are all short because every stage of production – from cultivation to spinning – take place in Greece.
The cotton is also GMO-free and cultivated using water-conserving techniques by family-run farms, and processed with renewable energy. The yarns have been compliant with the GOTS standard since 2023. Due to its high quality and fiber length, this cotton has a long life.
Virgin Wool
Sheep cannot be kept under factory farming conditions. They bring areas into cultivation which are otherwise not suitable for farming. This is particularly the case in Patagonia at the southern tip of South America. The dry down-slope winds of a region larger than Germany make it unsuitable for other agricultural use. The animals there are also little affected by insect infestation.
Therefore the use of pesticides is often not necessary and the painful practice of Mulesing is unknown. Large areas allow the sheep to live in nature and complete freedom. Twice a year the animals are caught for the shearing and a health check up. That is why we use wool exclusively from these areas for our various products depending on the field of application.
Admiral Hanf
The first sock yarn with biodegradable, fibre-reinforcing polyamide.
ONE STEP AHEAD
We have been using robust sock yarns made of eco-friendly,biodegradable polyamide since 2019. For the 2020 collection all of our yarns for hard-wearing applications with an eco-friendly polyamide content of up to 25 % were switched over to Amni Soul Eco® technology.
At the end of its life cycle the polyamide can degrade quickly as its composition makes it easier for the bacteria to access the waste product and therefore accelerates the process of biodegradation.
The fiber will decompose in about five years through natural degradation processes of the earth while other synthetic fibers will remain in the environment for decades before they will degrade completely. Yet the advantages of the polyamide fiber such as tear strength are retained. Like with cotton or wool daily use will not start the degradation process.
