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Aurora Mohair Is offered in colours Stone and Marble, made from a special melange spun fibre
(that is not available as RMS due to the nature of the production of the yarn), consisting of 67%
Super Kid Mohair, 28% GRS Recycled Nylon and 5% Wool.
Silk
Traceability: Country and region, to reeling mill
Silk has been prized for its luxurious properties for thousands of years and it can be dyed to create an
incredible quality of colour. Silk9s natural prism structure makes it great at reflecting light. It is also
breathable, hypoallergenic, and known for its thermal properties, being cool in the summer and warm in
the winter. Silk is naturally self-extinguishing, which means it has excellent natural fire-retardant
properties without the application of chemicals. Our fabrics are either pure silk or woven as blends with
other natural fibres.
Our affinity with silk is deeply rooted in the origins and heritage of the business and it remains one of our
specialities today. We have long established relationships with our key silk suppliers, and these are at the
core of establishing our sustainability strategy and roadmap in a partnership setting. Some processing has,
over time, become GOTS certified, and we are well advanced with mapping source traceability. As a
business we can trace our silk back through the supply chain to localised region, to reeling mill. This level of
transparency through our supply chain enables us to monitor and rigorously assess any negative process
that could be involved in this yarn type.
All our raw silk is sourced from China (Guangxi, Hangzhou, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shandong, Yunnan, Zhejiang)
from the domesticated Mulberry Bombyx mori silk moth.
Cotton
Traceability: Country and region
Cotton is breathable, making it popular for keeping cool in humid climates and has a dry handle popular
with furnishing customers, without the creasing of linen/flax.
We source cotton grown or processed in Egypt, Australia, Pakistan, Italy, and USA. When considering BCI
and GOTS cotton, we take into consideration the sustainability of the crop, and not just the yarn type. The
reason for this is until a crop is stable in its offering and quality, you can negatively impact sustainability by
introducing unnecessary waste. We continue to explore GOTS, BCI and other forms of certified cotton as
part of our yarn offering and we are planning to increase these proportions throughout 2024 and
onwards.
GOTS Certified Slubbed Cotton: Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading
textile processing standard for organic fibres, which also includes ecological and social welfare
criteria.
The choice of GOTS cotton for this new yarn helps to reinforce our companies environmental and
ethical values, as the GOTS standard assesses everything from the chemical inputs being used to
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