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Sheep farming in South America

nal parties supervise the farms, where the sheep graze freely and are mustered only once a year for shearing. Shearing is car ried out by trained professionals and the sheep are not tied up while being shorn. NO TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS After shearing, the raw wool is transported to our partners in Europe, where the wool is dyed. Organic standards stipulate that no chromium or heavy metal salts may be used in dyeing, and that dyeing must take place within a closed system so that no dye is released into waterways. No harmful finishing treatments, such as anti-mould or anti-moth agents are used in our products, so they can be used by everyone. The majority of wool sold today is superwash-treated, which means that the

surface of the yarn has been treated with resin to prevent felting. Previously, there was no eco-friendly alternative to this, but from this year our wool and silk wool products have been given a corresponding plasma treatment permitted in organic production. OUR PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN ARTJÄRVI Next, our merino wool travels to Orive si and Kangasala in Finland, where it is knitted into fabric. Our wool fleece knitted fabric is made in Germany, because Fin land does not have the necessary equip ment. Once the knitted fabric arrives at our factory in Artjärvi, our talented profession als turn it into high-quality clothing and accessories.

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