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Marion B's avatar

As a sweater lover and knitter, I really enjoyed this piece! My favorite sweater is a cashmere Brora cardigan I purchased on eBay almost a decade ago. I hand wash my wool sweaters and it’s beautifully soft a fuzzy without pilling. My only complaint is that it is seamed with thread rather than the same yarn it is knit with, as it has developed a small moth hole and I would have liked to use that yarn to mend it invisibly.

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Valerie Sara Tonolli's avatar

An informative and nicely documented piece. I tend to avoid wool due to the environmental degradation and animal and human exploitation perpetrated to harvest and produce animal-derived materials and skins, so my preferred choices are usually 1) Vintage hand-knitted sweaters, 2) New knits in 100% cotton, 3) New knits in 100% recycled wool. Rifò is an Italian company with a strong focus on recycled wool, and despite not owing any of their sweaters, I found their material choice so appealing. Is recycled wool a thing also in Peru and/or South America?

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