Slow Fashion and Knitting: Why Sustainable Wool is so Important
Anyone who knits themselves automatically embraces a piece of Slow Fashion – because handiwork requires time, patience, and love. It takes a while until a sweater or a pair of socks is finished. But that's exactly what makes it so appealing. So if we put so much heart and soul into every knitting project, the raw material – the wool – should also be sustainable, fair, and high-quality. That's why at Soul Wool, you'll find primarily organic wool and sustainable yarns.
GOTS-certified Wool: Sustainability from Start to Finish
Our GOTS-certified wool stands for genuine transparency and environmental awareness.
From sheep to finished yarn, the wool goes through many processing steps:
- The sheep grows its wool for a year,
- is carefully shorn,
- then the wool is washed, combed, spun, dyed
- and finally wound into balls or skeins. Only then does it arrive at our warehouse.
The GOTS seal (Global Organic Textile Standard) is considered the gold standard for ecological textiles. With GOTS-certified yarns, you can be sure that the entire supply chain – from animal husbandry to spinning and dyeing to storage – is regularly and strictly controlled and certified.
The result: fair, ecological, and responsible production.
Sustainable Alternatives: RAS and RMS Standards
Not all animal fibers can be certified with a GOTS seal.
For Alpacas and Mohair goats, the RAS ("Responsible Alpaca Standard") and RMS ("Responsible Mohair Standard") fulfill this role. These standards guarantee animal-friendly husbandry and gentle shearing – values that perfectly match Soul Wool and our commitment to sustainability.
Fair Trade Wool: Responsibility for People and the Environment
In addition to ecological standards, fairness in the supply chain is also important to us.
Our Fair Trade projects, such as Manos del Uruguay and Nomadnoos, stand for fair wages, safe working conditions, and social responsibility – entirely in the spirit of Slow Fashion. While GOTS primarily considers ecological criteria, Fair Trade focuses on socially just production conditions.
Recycled Yarns: Sustainable Knitting with Style
A particularly exciting chapter in Slow Fashion is our recycled yarns. They are made from already worn textiles that are processed into new yarn – a beautiful form of upcycling.
The advantages of recycled wool:
- Significantly less water consumption than new goods
- No additional dyeing or bleaching – colors are created by pre-sorting
- Resource-saving and environmentally friendly production
- Often stabilized by recycled polyamide from PET bottles
This creates unique, durable recycled yarns – sustainable, beautiful, and environmentally friendly.
Our Goal: Even More Sustainable Wool at Soul Wool
Sustainability is the core of our philosophy. That's why we are continuously working to include even more GOTS-certified yarns in our assortment, further expand our range of recycled wool, and integrate additional organic seals such as Öko-Tex.
If you want to buy sustainable wool that allows you to knit fairly and environmentally consciously, Soul Wool is the right place for you – because sustainability is not a trend for us, but a matter of the heart.
