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FROM SCRAPS INTO SOFT WOOL FILLING

Our sustainable clothes production is more than singular gestures or marketing tricks. It has been our way of life for nearly 40 years. Every stage from raw material farming to its return to nature is aimed at having harmony between people and nature.

In the current age of industrial production, it can be difficult to source organic natural fibres. Organic production is subject to strict requirements, including crop rotation, natural diversity, and workers’ rights, and it has taken us much work throughout the years to find reliable raw material suppliers. In the fall of 2019, we finally achieved a long-term goal when the last of our materials became fully organic. No rush, less waste Ruskovilla products are manufactured in an old dairy building in Artjärvi, Finland, built in 1927. We don’t use subcontractors and pay all our employees a monthly salary, allowing every stage of production to be planned with care. In the cutting room, the patterns are set to minimise the wastage of precious raw materials. The same precision and minimising of wastage are repeated at every step.

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