Description: Seen as the base of the fabric is denim, it can be applied to most denim garments (depending on the amount of wool added), such as jackets, jeans, shirts, dungarees, skirts, and bags.

Textile/Material: A shredded and rough to the touch denim fabric with stiffer sprouts of flax growing through the denim. The denim is significantly stiffer due to the flax. The underside reveals a white unbleached smooth layer of flax pierced all over.

Impact on Planet/People/Animals: The denim base fabric is recycled from an old pair of jeans. The impact of recycling old fabrics and repurposing what is already there is significantly more sustainable than using new materials. Flax fiber is also a more sustainable alternative and could be combined with wool to reach a certain quality. It is grown quickly and easily, requires very few chemicals, and does not require irrigation during its cultivation.

Construction:

• Composition: 80% CO, 20% LI
• Raw Materials: Cotton, Flax
• Coloration: Yarn dyed
• Sourcing: Recycled Denim and Meaningful Crafts
• Weave: Weave + Non Woven

Circularity: The flax can be removed and repurposed from this sample. Its quality will have diminished but can be combined with virgin flax. In any case, needle punch felting is extremely flexible and versatile, and recycled flax can add an extra element and quality that may not be achieved with new one. It is something that can be explored and appreciated in its own way.

Recipe: Two layers of white flax were laid out on the inside of the denim. Using an industrial needle punching machine at studio Boldwool, I passed the fabric two times through the machine. I ensured to keep the side with the flax fibers facing up towards the needles so that they would punch the fibers downwards through the denim, resulting in the flax sprouting out to the outside of the denim. The result is much rougher than the wool.