Recycled, recyclable, durable, sustainable, traceable

We regenerate the past, to weave the future for over 200 years.

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The Prato Recycled Carded Wool is a solemn example of how craftsmanship, dedication, and environmental responsibility can intertwine in a harmonious symphony, bringing with them not only fine wool fabrics but also a profound respect for the roots of the textile craft.
The Prato Recycled Carded Wool is a process of recovering and regenerating textile fibers, an excellent example of circular economy. The recycling and upgrading of secondary raw materials from pre- and post-consumer use give new life to fibers otherwise destined to become waste.

traceable

100% Made in Italy supply chain. Guaranteed traceability, from raw material to finished textile.

recycled

Minimum content 70% of wool material from recycling and reuse.

sustainable

-65.6% Water, -68.2% Energy, -83.5% CO2.

by the planet’s side

100%

Made in Italy

-65,6%

Water usage

-68,2%

Energy usage

-83,5%

CO2 usage

The history

The origins of regenerated cardato

The most important innovation for Prato’s textile production in the last century and a half is undoubtedly the manufacture of fabrics using regenerated wool. This type of processing dates back to the mid-19th century and is based on the introduction of an invention destined to change, within just a few years, the entire production of the Prato area: the dry rag shredder.

This machine was actually developed in 1813 by the Englishman Benjamin Law, following the idea of reusing waste from wool spinning and weaving. According to Alessandro Rossi, these machines spread in Italy after 1855, when the first models were exhibited at the Paris Exposition. However, it is documented that this device had already quietly arrived a few years earlier right in Prato.

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