Notes from the designer: Each textile is individually handcrafted, resulting in unique, one-of-a-kind pieces where no two are exactly alike. We welcome you to share your personal preferences so we can tailor the creation to your specific vision.

Description: This thick and structured fabric would be ideal for a coat or a sculptural piece that requires a lot of structure. Seen as it is double sided this could be explored in a reversible garment.

Textile/Material: A structured and thick material with a bumpy surface. The ruby red moss contrasts with the black wool as it sprouts through the fabric. The underside of the fabric reveals the vibrant red fibers laid in one smooth direction pierced in a gridded formation.

Impact on Planet/People/Animals: Mechanical needle felting as a technique is an excellent way to re-invent fabrics in a new way, to look at what is already there and give it a new quality and purpose. The environmental impact for this reason is significantly less as the idea is to recycle and reuse what is discarded rather than producing new materials.

Construction:

• Composition: 70% WO, 23% WM, 7% PA
• Raw Materials: Wool, Mohair, Polyamide
• Coloration: Piece dyed, Fiber dyed
• Sourcing: UAL and Meaningful Crafts
• Weave: Weave + Non Woven

Circularity: The most sustainable way to recycle a fabric with various different raw materials like this one would be to shred the fabric into small pieces and break it down into fibers. It can then be carded which aligns the fibers and makes them ready to be felted again. Adding virgin fibers can improve its quality.

Recipe: Four thin layers of wool fiber were laid out on the inside of the wool fabric. Using an industrial needle punching machine at studio Boldwool, I passed the fabric four times through the machine. I ensured to keep the red side facing up towards the needles so that they would punch the fibers downwards through the wool fabric. To create the tunnels, I pinched the fabric in different curves and formations, then pinned and sewed them shut using a sewing machine.