iinouiio: Recycled Textiles

Great to have iinouiio’s work recognised as part of the Camira group - thanks so much to all involved.

How do we give wings to innovation and transform the textile and fashion industry? Around the globe governments are investing in sustainability R&D, connecting initiatives to finance. The UK fashion and textile industry brings £62 billion to the UK GDP, providing 1.3 million jobs and 23 billion GBP in tax revenues. So how do we re-invest and regenerate “this sleeping giant of an industry?” - words by Victoria Thompson. Less we forget, old banking systems Rothschilds, Barings Bank, Lehman brothers were all born of textile (cotton and wool) trade. There is money to be made. Meaningful change requires government funding to rebuild infrastructure, invest in R&D and scale innovations. Whilst the degrowth argument makes scaling a dirty word, we are awake to the necessity to find alternative models to the current throwaway, planet-destroying textile landscape. At Plexar, this month in London, a showcase of leading UK textile R&D funded projects and a room full of changemakers, academia and financiers gathered by invitation. We were lucky to be featured via our hemp farm 2 fibre pilot project to re-establish a localised hemp textile chain in the UK and return value to waste through recycling post-consumer cashmere, in partnership with iinouiio: Recycled Textiles. Morpho's hemp fibres are grown in Leicestershire - requiring zero artificial irrigation and no pesticides or herbicides in cultivation. Blending this untreated hemp with post-consumer cashmere waste, the fibre takes on the colour of the waste feed, omitting the need for dyeing. It's been a privilege to be showcased along so many other change-makers: - Keracol Limited - exploring the commercial feasibility through an innovative dyeing process using colours extracted from residual fruit skins the equipment developed through this R&D is integral to bringing novel naturally dyed products to the general market. - Multi award winning Superlove Merino repurposing cutting room waste into beautiful knits. - LOOPHOUSE LIMITED, creating custom wall and floor coverings utilising recycled wool in partnership with iinouiio: Recycled Textiles. - Anna Glover, a surface design and wall covering studio developing sustainable alternatives to the polyester-based industry standard for materials, presented a new project in collaboration with CQ Studio and Nettle Circle AG. With special thanks to Plexal, Professor Jane Harris and Centre for Sustainable Fashion's forward-thinking, connecting investment and innovation to bring together pioneers & thought leaders in our industry. In celebration of joining forces and the power of partnerships. Are you a fashion or interior brands interested in collaborating and utilising Papillon Bleu’s Morpho UK hemp/cashmere blend fabrics in their collections? Please reach out to vanesssa@papillonbleu.com. RE-USE. REGENERATE. REINVEST. REIMAGINE. 🦋 #textileinnovations #sustainableinvestment #PositiveTextileSolutions

It was an incredible evening yesterday, thank you to the Borders Book Festival for organising such an inspiring event and to Patrick Grant for a fascinating talk about consumerism and the importance of re-introducing British manufacturing skills, which he discusses in his new book, ‘Less’. It is clear to see how passionate he is about British textiles. As a manufacturer here in Scotland, crafting quality tartan textiles, we were very proud to have sponsored this event. Before his event at the Border’s Book Festival, Lochcarron of Scotland also enjoyed meeting and gifting Patrick Grant with some of our cloth. Sir Michael Grant of Grant, Lord Strathspey, 34th Chief of Grant presented him with a kilt length of the Grant 1714 tartan. This historical tartan was recently reconstructed by Peter Macdonald, tartan historian, and honorary Head of Research at The Scottish Tartan’s Authority from studies of Richard Waitt’s portraits of the Laird of Grant’s Piper and Champion from 1714. It is one of the earliest tartans on record and is believed to be the only historic early 18th century tartan to have been re-created and registered by a Clan Chief, woven at our mill in the Scottish Borders. With Patrick Grant's Scottish roots, we felt this would be a fitting gift. At Lochcarron of Scotland we were also delighted to gift Patrick Grant some of our new Yair herringbone tweed jacket cloth. Made with sustainable consciousness the cloth is woven using 50% Scottish wool, 25% new pure wool and 25% recycled wool. The recycled wool is formed from our waste wool - scarf selvedges and loom lists from tartan weaving. Working with our partners, iinouiio: Recycled Textiles in Yorkshire, our wool waste is shredded to be recycled for us. It is mixed with new wool and spun into yarn before returning to our Selkirk mill to be woven into this new Yair tweed cloth. Re-using our previously discarded wool allows us to reduce our wool wastage, give it a new lease of life and contribute to the circular economy. Find out more about Patrick Grant’s new book ‘Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier’ | https://lnkd.in/ekr8cGgG #bordersbookfestival #patrickgrant #sustainableclothing #clothing #buybritish #madeinscotland #makeitbritish #scottishmakers #britishtextiles #lochcarronofscotland #scottishborders #scotland #tartan #tartanweavingmill #mylochcarron #scottishtextiles #craftsmanship #textiles #woventextiles #woveninscotland

A lovely afternoon with Dashing Tweeds

As this year’s UN climate summit (COP28) gets underway, it’s crucial that we recognise the critical role that textile businesses can play in helping to tackle climate change. 🌎 Our director of marketing and sustainability, Ian Burn, shared his insight into how closed loop textiles will shape the future of the industry, and how modern technology can support a circular economy. iinouiio: Recycled Textiles, Dr John G Parkinson