Recycled

Recycled

Our recycled yarns – especially sustainable
Slow fashion – this term from the fashion industry is now also making its way into the world of hand-knitting yarns. It's about buying less, but of higher quality, and reusing materials that have already been produced. After all, what could be more environmentally friendly than reusing fibers that are no longer needed? That's why we've decided to include some recycled yarns in our collection. Since the raw material – whether cotton, wool, or cashmere – has to be finely shredded for this process, the addition of a carrier material is necessary. This can either consist of the same but non-recycled material, for example, premium cashmere blended with recycled cashmere, or it can contain polyester, which in our case is made from recycled PET bottles.

Recycling clothing is a purely mechanical process, requires no dyes or chemicals, and consumes very little water. Significant savings are achieved in the following areas:

- Land areas: When there is less space for discarded textiles and for growing new fibers.
- Water: Very little water is required for the production of mechanically recycled fibers.
- Electricity: Compared to premium fibers, recycled fibers consume significantly less electricity.
- Greenhouse gases: The production of premium fibers and polyester emits a significant amount of greenhouse gases. Furthermore, this process avoids the release of greenhouse gases that would otherwise be produced during the decomposition of discarded textiles in landfills.
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Knitting with recycled wool

For those who want to knit in a particularly sustainable way, recycled yarns are a great option. There are various types of recycled yarn. Either used garments are transformed into new yarn, or other fabric and yarn scraps that weren't previously used for clothing serve as the starting material. Kremke Soul Wool recycled yarns are our contribution to the slow fashion movement. Read more in our blog post."It doesn't get more sustainable than this: Knitting with recycled wool" Are there any more details on this topic?

Recycling clothing and jeans to produce new yarns

Using our example Kremke Reborn Wool Let's explain the manufacturing process of recycled wool: First, the incoming textiles are sorted according to their wool content. Garments with at least 60% wool are accepted into the production line and then sorted by color. Next, the garments are cleaned of zippers and similar items, then shredded, and finally, approximately 10-15% recycled polyester from PET bottles is added to create a new, strong, and smooth yarn.

Buy recycled wool

At soul-wool.com you'll find three yarns made from recycled textiles. These yarns are called Post-Human Fibers, and ours are the Kremke Soul Wool yarns.Reborn Wool,Reborn Denim uni andReborn Denim colori. TheReborn Wool It has a fairly compact yarn structure and is therefore perfectly suited for knitting textured patterns – for sweaters and jackets as well as blankets and cushions. OurReborn Denim It is produced similarly to Reborn Wool. The yarn contains 85% recycled jeans, 10% cotton, and 5% other fibers such as labels and sewing thread.Kremke Karma CottonIt is not recycled from worn clothing, but from yarn scraps and fabrics that were not used for garments. The recycled cotton consists of 70% recycled cotton fibers and 30% recycled PET bottles.