It's certified organic to GOTS standards, which includes high standards of animal husbandry, and also meets the "Naturland" criteria of excellence in social welfare in all stages of processing.
Merino wool is a kind of wool fibre that is very fine, soft and springy and is not itchy at all to most skins. The Merino sheep usually thrives in mountainous areas at high altitudes and its wool is naturally brilliant at keeping the body comfortable at a wide range of temperatures.
Living Crafts' Merino wool comes from Australia and their silk from India. Cambridge Baby ensures all our wool comes from farms that do not practise mulesing and have high animal welfare standards.
Wool/silk combines the thermo-regulating properties of wool with the gentle silkiness of silk and makes a truly excellent next-to-the-skin layer.
Merino wool is the wool of choice for baby and children's clothes, as well as for sportswear, because it's finer than most other wools. It's naturally springy (which makes it softer) and has a tight crimp, allowing it to trap more air, making clothing lighter as well as softer for the same excellent insulation.
Merino wool has also been proven to absorb UV across the whole range of the spectrum, giving excellent lightweight sun protection in the summer too.
Organic Merino wool combined with the gentle, skin-friendly properties of silk makes the ultimate fabric for the well-being of the skin and body.
Living Crafts' wool/silk fabric is a soft, natural fabric that can be gently machine washed on a 30oc wool cycle, or hand washed, at temperatures up to 30oc.
Use a detergent designed for wool and silks which is gentle, and which protects and repenishes wool's natural oils. We recommend one of our liquid wool shampoos in our fabric care section here.
Wool cycles maintain a constant luke-warm temperature throughout the wash and rinse cycles, so as not to "shock" the wool into felting.
To hand-wash your wool silk fabric, dilute your wool detergent in cool water, max 30oc (luke-warm only, should feel coolish), in a bowl. For heavily-soiled areas, use a little gall soap beforehand, testing on an inconspicuous area first.
Add your wool/silk clothing to the bowl, gently stirring and squeezing the detergent through. Rinse using water at the same temperature, otherwise the wool will be subjected to "shock" and might felt up. So luke-warm/coolish at 30oc again.
Things not to do! Don't wring, soak, brush or rub vigourously as the wool and silk fibres may be damaged and your garment felt up a little and shrink. Just squeeze the water through.
To dry your wool/silk clothes, gently squeeze water out and wrap them clothes in a towel to remove the excess water. Air-dry naturally avoiding direct heat. So, hanging on a drying rack over the bath is good, or on a clothes horse. Mine often end up over the back of chairs or on the washing line in the shade (I haven't had a problem with the the heat of the English being too hot, yet, but direct sunlight is not good for wool or silk).
Re-shape while still damp.
This was washed... not needed washing yet
This was worn by... My 11 month old son
Sizing: Feels true to size
I'd recommend this to a friend.
"This was bought for nephew who feels the cold at night and in general. This has been the best present and only yesterday my sister in law was raving about it. Washes superbly and super soft on his sensitive rash prone skin. It has also done 2 trips to Scandinavia in the snow. A beautiful product that has been continuously pleasing and appreciated."
This was washed... washed fine
This was worn by... Active 8m crawler to toddling 1 year old
"My grandchildren loved these little suits. They were very comfy and soft and cosy. Just right for popping on under things in colder weather."
This was washed... had to be careful
This was worn by... My three grand children.
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