How we source our merino

Every merino piece we make starts at a single grower in the Tasmanian midlands. We buy the clip direct, which is unusual at our size and means we pay more than the auction price. It also means we know which paddock the wool came off.

Micron count is the number everyone quotes, but it only tells you how fine the fibre is, not how it behaves. A 17.5 micron fleece with a long staple length will outlast a finer one that breaks under tension. We test for both.

From there the wool goes to a scourer in Italy, then to a spinner outside Biella, then to the knitters. Four countries before it reaches a hanger, which is four more than we would like, and something we are slowly working on.