All Merino articles
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News briefsTNF and Icebreaker collab on plastic-free Merino capsule
The North Face (TNF) and Icebreaker, two outdoor performance brands under the VF Corp. umbrella, have collaborated on a Merino blend adventure wear capsule for spring/summer 2024. According to the brands, the collection ”redefines comfort and performance” and is ”meticulously crafted with fabric made from 100 percent plastic-free fibers.” Offered ...
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ArticleNuyarn certified by Responsible Wool Standard
Nuyarn, a performance wool product whose spinning technology releases the natural performance characteristics of the Merino wool fiber twisted out by traditional spinning methods, is now fully certified to the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) by Textile Exchange. According to the manufacturer, TMC Ltd in New Zealand, Nuyarn is characterized by ...
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ArticleIcebreaker is 96.14% plastic-free, last 4% to follow soon
Source: Icebreaker Since 2018, the Icebreaker brand, which was founded in New Zealand in 1995, has been pursuing the goal of banning all synthetic fibers from its collection under the motto “Plastic-free by 23”. Six years later, the Merino pioneer has to admit that the ambitious goal ...
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ArticleDevold: 170 years of wool garments made in Europe
The Outdoor Industry Compass spoke with Herbert Horelt, Managing Director of Devold of Norway GmbH, and Tor Jonsson, General Manager at UAB Devold.
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News briefsSchoeller introduces collection of recycled materials under the Re-Source umbrella
At the coming Performance Days show in Munich (March 15-16, 2023), Swiss textile manufacturer Schoeller is introducing its new “Re-Source” line of functional fabrics made with different recycled materials such as polyester, polyamide and spandex, some of them lined with traceable merino wool provided by French supplier Nativa – who ...
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ArticleIcebreaker’s Josh Vaughan: “We can take market share from the synthetic base”
Icebreaker’s General Manager EMEA talks about how he wants to increase the share of natural fibers, how Icebreaker needs to be positioned, and which decision in the past was a mistake.
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News briefsNew Zealand start-up WoolAid launches first band-aids made from merino wool
Source: WoolAid WoolAid merino bandages Introducing its products at the Outdoor Retailer trade show, the start-up WoolAid has premiered with its band-aids based on pure merino wool fabrics. The company states that its bandages are breathable, flexible, sterile and biodegradable. Founded by outdoor enthusiast Lucas Smith, all ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Group in search of brand partners for European merino project
After carrying out a small feasibility study around the possibility of growing European merino wool earlier, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) is currently in funding negotiations with the German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food to let the project come live. According to EOG’s sustainability manager Katy Stevens, “it is ...
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News briefsArtilect becomes future Nuyarn reference brand
The new Boulder, Colorado-based outdoor brand Artilect and New Zealand-based TMC Ltd, owner of the spinning technology Nuyarn, are starting a material and design collaboration for Artilect’s first range of technical apparel and accessories to debut this fall. Nuyarn forms the basis for the collection, consisting of base layers, mid-layers ...
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News briefsDevold’s sheep farmer recognized for wool quality
For the second year in a row, Glenmore Station – one of Devold of Norway’s wool suppliers – was named Grand Champion in the prestigious “Fleece” competition at the Wanaka Agricultural Show held last month in New Zealand. Scoring 99 out of a possible 100 points for its “Merino Ram ...
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ArticleNew Zealand Merino launches 100% regenerative wool platform with Icebreaker, Allbirds and Smartwool
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) and global Merino wool apparel and footwear brands Icebreaker, Smartwool and Allbirds will work collectively with 167 sheep growers in New Zealand to create ZQRX, the world’s first regenerative wool platform. “ZQRX is an important and necessary evolution of our ethical wool program, ZQ,” ...
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Woolmark: Merino doesn't cause microplastic pollution
The Woolmark Company has published new research showing that Merino wool does not contribute to ocean pollution. As explained in the study, entitled “Microfibre Pollution and the Marine Biodegradation of Wool,” untreated and machine-washable fibers biodegrade in marine environments, whereas synthetic fibers do not. For the purposes of the study, ...
