Maia Orange Recycled Wool Beanie
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- Materials & care
Our Brick Recycled Beanie brings an earthy touch to your winter outfits. Made in Portugal from recycled wool fibers, this cozy beanie features a turned-up brim and our signature leaf label. Its rich color adds a touch of warmth to any look. Pair it with a matching Recycled Scarf and save 15%!
Recycled Wool
This product is made from Recycled Wool, making the garment soft, warm and reducing it's CO2 Emissions and Water Waste.
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Introducing
Beanies & Scarves
Made from leftover yarns from sweater production - these accessories are perfect to keep you warm and sustainable.
Curious about how this product is made?
We're an open book
Who Made This?
JGOMES - Recycled Yarn Maker
A small-scale factory specialised in recycled yarn. Rui, the owner, makes us feel at home when we get there, always teaching us something new. It’s impressive how he knows how to handle all the machines and is eager to innovate.
MPL - Knitting Partner
They contribute to 38 families from the small region they’re located, Loriga, with a direct social impact on more than 15% of the total population.
Is Wool Bad for the Environment?
While wool has amazing qualities that no other man-made fiber was able to mimic. Virgin wool brings up animal welfare and CO2 emission concerns that need to be addressed.
It can be pretty sustainable too, did you know 70% of a garment impact happens after it was bought? So wool here wins the game: it doesn't need to be washed a lot, only cold temperatures and it's most likely to be worn more and less likely to end up in trash and be recycled instead!
How is it Recycled?
We want to do better so we work with what already exists and wool is the most recycled fiber next to cotton. How does it happen?
Simple. They shred either be pre-consumer or post-consumer waste, comb it (just like our hair) and make new yarn out of it! It's very common to add new fiber to ensure higher quality but our supplier is one of the best ones doing new yarn it without adding any virgin fibers!
Our advise? Look for GRS certification!
We still have a long way to full circularity but we're walking the walk.
How to Care for it?
We promise it's very simple!
Probably the biggest concern when buying a wool garment is how to care for it and make sure it doesn't end up in your child drawer because it shrank.
We promise it's very simple, let us help!
Wash Less
Rule #1: do not wash your wool garments every time you wear them, ok? Just hang it outside the house or in a damp bathroom, because wool cleans itself to some extent - if you have a tiny stain, why not spot clean it?
Wash on Cold Temperatures
Most washing machines are gentler than the old hand wash.
Here at home we always Wash on a Gentle Wool Cycle at Cold Temperatures (30º it's not cold , ok?). And don't tumble dry, please, it will felt that beautiful sweater.
When drying always Air Dry Flat, try to lay it out neatly so it retains its shape forever!
Golden Rule: Don't use fabric softner!
Fabric softner has enzymes that love to eat all that wool, and that is how you create pilling! Here we have hard water so we can't just ditch it all together, so we use vinegar instead - it works wonders and leaves absolutely no smell!
Know more how to take care of your garments here.