A warning though... ... this base-layer is so soft and comfortable that your child might not want to take it off!
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... washed fine
This was worn by... My 3 year old
Sizing: Feels true to size
I'd recommend this to a friend.
"Ordered the 116cm for my 3 year old and it is fine so would suggest sizing up if using as PJs as we do. He absolutely loves them. Warm, comfy, not itchy, not tight on waist but do stay up fine! Have washed on delicate and they air dry quickly."
This was washed... had to be careful
This was worn by... 3 year old
Sizing: A little small
"My little one loves these! Super soft and cosy, washes well on 30 degree wash"
This was worn by... My 4yr old
"it is really hard for me to decide how many stars to give these. Last winder I bought two sets of there for my 2/3-year-old. at first, they were great, light and breathable but warm. my daughter loved wearing them and didn’t take them off over the winter months. however, they didn’t last, the first hole to develop was in the crotch and now the hole is so big they are almost just two legs and with no crotch! there are also massive holes in the arm pits. I probably did wash them more than advised due to having a particularly mucky toddler. having said all that i have bought them again, i just know they will only last a year and for the price i think that is disappointing."
This was worn by... my 2-3 year old
"my younger sister loves sleeping in this new pyjama that we got this spring"
This was washed... not needed washing yet
This was worn by... my younger sister 11 years old
"This underwear was as expected - soft on the skin and keeping my son warm, but not hot. He wore it daily on our skiing trip last year and will wear it again this year."
This was worn by... my 5 year old son
Key to colours... Stormy blue - stormy blue top and blue/natural stripy bottoms Rose pink - rose top and rose/natural stripy bottoms Rose/natural - rose/natural stripy top and rose pink bottoms Blue/natural - blue/natural stripy top and stormy blue bottoms All stripes - both top and bottom are stripy!
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