Dotty:
I used to be
a sweater
Dotty is our recycled wool. It’s made partly from old wool sweaters, turned into the most gorgeous unique fabric. Dotty is crafted in Italy at a small, family-owned weaving mill with a rich heritage dating back to the 1930s. Scroll down to see how Dotty is made.
Materials are selected based on their colour, composition, and fibre fineness. The sorted materials are compressed into bales and sent off to the next processing stage.
It all starts with the collection of discarded noble fabrics and knitted garments from GRS traced and certified supply chains. The use of recycled wool materials reduces the use of virgin wool accordingly. 50% of the material in Dotty is recycled from the post-consumer clothing and pre-consumer production scraps from the local textile district.
The bales proceed to the mechanical fraying and washing phase. In this way, a new fibre is regenerated, and it is ready to be spun again without the addition of new dyes and chemicals.
Various shades of recycled wool are precisely weighed and blended with a portion of virgin wool fibres as well as virgin polyamide to create the unique melange effect characteristic for Dotty.
After mixing the colours, the next step is carding and forming the thread. Spinning binds the fibres through a gentle twist that starts to align them. The friction created by this torsion provides the yarn with its strength.
Weaving is the most inspiring phase of the process. This is where threads and wefts meet and where the magic happens. Finally, after rigorous controls to ensure the highest quality, we welcome Dotty!
The finishing phase of regenerated fabrics enhances their appearance, texture, and performance through a series of mechanical processes.
Specifications of Dotty
Composition: 50% recycled wool, 25% virgin wool, 20% Polyamide, 5% Other fibres
Width: 150 cm +/- 5%
Weight: 395 g/m2 +/- 7%
Abrasion test Martindale 12 KPA: 100.000 +/- 20%
Pilling Martindale method: 4 +/- 1
Colour fastness to artificial light: 6 +/- 1
Colour fastness crocking dry and wet: 4 +/- 1
Measured sound absorption: 0,75 w
Sound absorption class: C
Certificates: GRS Global Recycled Standard
FR: Classe 1 IM, BS 5852 Crib N°5, EN 1021 Part 1-2
Care: Use vacuum-cleaner regularly, don’t brush