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Selvedge Waste Case Study
Selvedge Waste
Our fabric has selvedges, which are woven edges that ensure the integrity of the fabric. They help to
eliminate issues such as bowing, skewing, and creasing and make the fabrics suitable for handling by our
customers.
Where the rapier passes yarn from one side of the loom to the other, loops of yarn are created at the
edges, these are cut off during weaving and are a textile biproduct. We keep these 8tails9 as short as
possible on the loom but can also be weaving up to 12 colours of yarn at a time and multiple yarn types.
Some of this we can distribute through our shop, as it has proved popular with crafters, but we needed to
source a further method for recycling.
Separating from general waste for recycling
From the end of 2023 we have had a separate onsite collection for all our selvedge waste, after a
successful introduction on the weaving floor this is being rolled out to all departments, from fabric
preparation through to sales.
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