For the last few seasons we have been working with a family-run Italian supplier that specialises in recycling cashmere. Founded by Eduardo Mariotti in 1990, the company’s expertise lies in processing textile raw materials in order to reduce the impact of garment production on the environment.
One of our team has been working with Eduardo at his factory in Prato for the last year, experiencing for himself the end-to end process led by the specialist in-house team. Starting with huge bales of pre-loved pure cashmere knitwear, labels are removed from the garments which are then carefully sorted into colour groups before being shredded and broken down, taking the yarn back to its almost raw state. The recycled yarn is then blended with virgin cashmere and spun into a combined yarn, ready to be knitted into new designs – beautiful pieces with a new lease of life.
We want to make it easy for you to recycle your pre-loved cashmere. Just click here and once confirmed the country you are contacting us from, select ‘Cashmere Recycling’ from the available options. Fill in your full name and address and tick the box "I want to recycle cashmere".
We will then send you a large, re-sealable paper bag with a paid returns label inside. Put your cashmere into the bag, put the label on the outside and send it back to us. Please note, we can only accept pure cashmere so please leave the garment labels inside to confirm the composition.
Once we receive a sufficient amount, we arrange its shipment to Italy. Here you can see Dominika P and Dominika J checking and sorting a recent delivery before despatching it to Prato.
Cashmere is a beautiful yarn and we’re proud to be working with Eduardo and his team to reduce the waste of this wonderful natural resource.
