meet our fabrics

Merino is the foundation of every fabric we make. But different garments ask different things of a fabric. Sometimes pure merino is the right choice. Other times, a carefully chosen fiber adds durability, stretch, or structure. Every fabric is developed for a reason, and every fiber has a role.

Nylon is a synthetic fiber, and we use it with intention. In our nylon blends, merino will always be the dominant fiber. Nylon adds strength at the yarn level, helping a fabric hold its shape and resist wear so a garment lasts for years, while the softness and comfort of merino stay front and center. It’s used in the amount each fabric calls for, and only where it earns its place.

Yes. Merino is at the heart of our blends, so its natural qualities remain: it helps regulate temperature, manage moisture, and resist odor. The added fibers support the fabric with durability, stretch, or structure. 

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It starts with how we want a garment to look and feel: the weight, the hand, the drape. We bring that to a mill partner we trust and work back and forth through mockups and revisions, then sample yardage goes into wear testing.

Some fabrics are developed from the ground up, and others begin with a mill’s library and are refined to our standards.

Merino is a demanding fiber, and every lot behaves a little differently, so developing a fabric can take anywhere from six months to a year and a half.

Two things: how the yarn is made and how the fabric is tested. 

Many of our blends use a spinning technique that wraps nylon around merino, so you feel the wool while the yarn stays stable, with less shrinking, skewing, and pilling where there’s friction. 

And before a fabric reaches you, it’s thoroughly wear- and wash-tested, including at least ten washes.

Alongside wear testing, every fabric goes through lab testing that mimics a garment’s life. We check how it holds up in the wash: how much it shrinks, whether it keeps its shape, and whether seams twist out of line. We test its strength by pulling it until it tears, and we rub the surface to see how it responds to friction. A fabric has to meet our standards on every test before it makes it into the collection.

About 90% of our products are made in South Korea, where we work directly with our spinning, knitting, dyeing, and sewing partners.

Our wovens, sweaters, and a few specialty knits are made with partners in China, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. 

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The certifications sit with our partners. Many of the mills and factories we work with hold their own, from OEKO-TEX® and Woolmark to ISO, WRAP, and the Responsible Wool Standard, and we’ve worked directly with several of them since 2013. You’ll find each partner and their certifications on our supply chain page.

Yes. Mulesing is a practice used on some sheep farms to prevent flystrike. All of our wool is certified non-mulesed, and it comes from farms in Australia and New Zealand that prioritize animal welfare and sustainable farming.

Fine merino feels soft, not scratchy. Itch comes from coarse fibers, whose stiff ends press against the skin. Merino fibers are much finer, so they bend instead of prickle, which is why it’s comfortable to wear right against you. 

A micron is a unit of measurement for the thickness of a single fiber, equal to one millionth of a meter. In wool, a smaller number means a finer, softer fiber, so lower is better. 

For perspective, a human hair is typically 50 to 100 microns thick. The merino in our next-to-skin fabrics ranges from 16 to 18.9 microns, with 17.5 our most commonly used. Our merino is soft, smooth, and made to be worn against your skin all day.

Any knit can pill a little where it rubs, like under the arms or along the sides. 

We test for it. Before a fabric is approved, it goes through abrasion and pilling testing and is held to a standard of 3.5 or higher on a 5-point pilling scale.

GSM stands for grams per square meter, a measure of a fabric’s weight. Generally, a lower GSM means a lighter, more breathable fabric, and a higher GSM means a heavier, warmer one. It’s a helpful guide to how a fabric will feel, though construction and fiber content matter too.

Knits are made by looping yarn together, which gives them softness, stretch, and comfort. Wovens are made by weaving yarns together, which gives them more structure, stability, and a tailored feel.

A single knit, like jersey, is made with one layer of loops, so it’s lighter and drapes more fluidly. A double knit is made by knitting two layers together, creating a more substantial fabric with extra body and stability. Interlock, Signature 320, and Ponte are all double knits.

Think of them as three weights of the same idea. 160 is where we started: our lightest jersey, soft and easy. 180 adds loft, coverage, and a little more stretch. 200 is made with a heavier yarn for a more structured feel. In general, 160 suits tops, while dresses and pieces that need more coverage lean toward 180 and 200.

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