A Matter Of Fabrics
Recycled cotton is made using either production offcuts from garment factories or post-consumer textile waste.
All garment factories create ‘waste’ when cutting from a stretch of fabric, with heaps of this waste heading straight for landfill. This is known as 'pre-consumer' waste.
We work closely with certified factories that take this scrap fabric, shred it, mix it with virgin cotton, which for us is often organically grown, and re-spin it into new yarns. We then use these yarns in some of our jersey cotton styles including some of our t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies.
Why We Use It
We use recycled cotton to reduce the impact our cotton clothing has on the planet.
Pre-consumer fibres may not have been worn as garments or used in homewares, but they have been grown, cleaned, combed or carded, spun, knitted or woven, and often even dyed, printed and washed. If they end up in landfill, then all that effort and impact has gone to waste. That's why we use it where we can.
Where You'll Find It
We are all about crafting gear that looks good and works well on the roam. Recycled cotton gives us all the comfort and benefits of virgin cotton, but takes advantage of production offcuts to reduce its environmental impact.
But it can be tricky to implement, as it’s often less durable than virgin cotton. This is because the material is essentially shredded down and then built back up into a workable fabric. To ensure the fabric is durable, we blend recycled fibres with virgin fibres to make a mixed yarn. This gives our recycled cotton products that natural slub texture, whilst using fibres that would otherwise go to waste.