Materials

The materials

Natural and recycled fibres. Every piece’s page states exactly what it is made of, and every record names the supplier where I can name one. Two of these five I cannot name yet, and those records stay empty until I can.

Two kinds of photograph appear here. A record photograph is one of mine, of the thing itself. A reference photograph is licensed from elsewhere and shows what a material or a place looks like — it is not a photograph of my material or of my supplier’s place, and it says so.

Pyrenean wool — Laines Paysannes

Laines Paysannes, a cooperative · Saverdun

From a cooperative in the Ariège. Free-range sheep in the Pyrenees: Tarasconnaise, Rouge du Roussillon, Bizet, Merino. The wool is sorted on the day it is shorn, washed in the Ariège and the Haute-Loire, and spun in Dreuilhe.

Pyrenean wool — Laines Paysannes: Sheep, The Pyrenees; Sorted, place not recorded; Washed, The Ariège and The Haute-Loire; Spun, Dreuilhe; Knitted, Berlin.
  1. SheepThe Pyrenees
  2. Sorted — place not recordedNot recordedon shearing day
  3. WashedThe Ariège & The Haute-Loire
  4. SpunDreuilhe
  5. KnittedBerlin
  1. Step
    Sheep
    Place
    The Pyrenees
    Who
    Laines Paysannes, a cooperative
    A flock of sheep grazing down a terraced green slope below a hill village, with mountains behind
    A flock on upland pastureReferenceJean-Pol GRANDMONT · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 3.0

    facts.md 4.2

  2. Step
    Sorted
    Place
    Not recorded
    When
    on shearing day
    Who
    Laines Paysannes, a cooperative

    facts.md 4.2

  3. Step
    Washed
    Place
    The Ariège and The Haute-Loire
    Who
    Laines Paysannes, a cooperative
    A mass of washed wool locks in grey and white, still in their natural curl
    Washed wool, before spinningReferenceAnnaKika · Flickr (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0

    facts.md 4.2

  4. Step
    Spun
    Place
    Dreuilhe
    Who
    Laines Paysannes, a cooperative
    Rows of yarn cones in undyed greys, browns and creams on a shelf under a lamp
    Undyed yarn on conesReferencepheezy · Flickr (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0

    facts.md 4.2

  5. Step
    Knitted
    Place
    Berlin
    Who
    Vera Spinedi

    facts.md 2.10 6.10

In: Summer Bag

Extrafine merino — Lang Yarns

LANG & CO. AG · Reiden

One hundred per cent virgin wool, extrafine and mulesing-free, certified Cradle to Cradle Gold. It is fine enough to sit against the skin, and it is cream white as it comes off the cone.

Extrafine merino — Lang Yarns: Fleece, Australia; Spun, Italy; Knitted, Berlin.
  1. FleeceAustralia
  2. SpunItaly
  3. KnittedBerlin
  1. Step
    Fleece
    Place
    Australia
    Who
    LANG & CO. AG
    Four merino sheep in dry open grassland, side on, in low evening light
    Merino sheepReferenceNot named · Rawpixel (opens in a new tab) · CC0 1.0

    facts.md 4.5

  2. Step
    Spun
    Place
    Italy
    Who
    LANG & CO. AG

    facts.md 4.5

  3. Step
    Knitted
    Place
    Berlin
    Who
    Vera Spinedi

    facts.md 2.10 6.10

In: The little white dress

Recycled denim yarn — Venne

Venne B.V. · Ubachsberg

48% cotton, 47% recycled polyester, 5% residual fibre. Spun from worn jeans and jackets that are shredded and sorted by colour, which is how the shades exist without dye. The polyester comes from recycled PET bottles and it earns its place, because denim fibre alone cannot be spun and something has to bind the thread.

Recycled denim yarn — Venne: Worn denim, place not recorded; Sorted by colour, place not recorded; Spun, place not recorded; Knitted, Berlin.
  1. Worn denim — place not recordedNot recorded
  2. Sorted by colour — place not recordedNot recorded
  3. Spun — place not recordedNot recorded
  4. KnittedBerlin
  1. Step
    Worn denim
    Place
    Not recorded
    Who
    Venne B.V.

    facts.md 4.9

  2. Step
    Sorted by colour
    Place
    Not recorded
    Who
    Venne B.V.

    facts.md 4.9

  3. Step
    Spun
    Place
    Not recorded
    Who
    Venne B.V.

    facts.md 4.7

  4. Step
    Knitted
    Place
    Berlin
    Who
    Vera Spinedi

    facts.md 2.10 6.10

In: The Mirage Skirt; Bella’s Top

Untreated sheep's wool

Left as close to nature as possible: no bleach and no added dyes. It carries the character of the fleece it came from. I cannot confirm its supplier yet, so this record names no origin.

Untreated sheep's wool: Sheep, place not recorded; Spun, place not recorded; Knitted, Berlin.
  1. Sheep — place not recordedNot recorded
  2. Spun — place not recordedNot recorded
  3. KnittedBerlin
  1. Step
    Sheep
    Place
    Not recorded

    facts.md 4.10 4.11

  2. Step
    Spun
    Place
    Not recorded

    facts.md 4.10 4.11

  3. Step
    Knitted
    Place
    Berlin
    Who
    Vera Spinedi

    facts.md 2.10 6.10

In: Pure Wool Jacket; Bella’s Top

Leather and cotton canvas

Natural brown leather where the bag has to bear weight, and cotton canvas inside, where a lining works harder than a knit does.

Leather and cotton canvas: Tannery, place not recorded; Made up, Berlin.
  1. Tannery — place not recordedNot recorded
  2. Made upBerlin
  1. Step
    Tannery
    Place
    Not recorded

    facts.md 4.14

  2. Step
    Made up
    Place
    Berlin
    Who
    Vera Spinedi

    facts.md 2.10 6.10

In: Summer Bag

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