About Llynfi
- Our fabrics and yarns are sourced from the UK where possible. The wool yarn and fabrics are UK grown and processed (the yarn is certified to organic standards), cotton and hemp is from Europe and India, produced in a fairly traded and sustainable way, certified organic wherever possible.
- For our own dyed yarns and fabrics, we use natural dye extracts, produced in France to Global Organic Textile Standards. Our own yarn dyeing process is certified by the Soil Association.
- For screen printing, we use natural dyes and mordants and stencils – no other chemicals are employed for the process. The results in a unique individual print, but is time consuming and labour intensive.
- We use button fastenings on our garments, again sourcing buttons made from sustainable materials and produced in a fairly traded way.
- The only issue we currently have is getting organically grown sewing cotton – something to work on.
- We aim to use colour in a minimal way – for more information on dyeing see our leaflet that we send out with the yarns.
- Most of our garments are made in house, by ourselves. Where we use outworkers, they are paid a proper rate – we do not believe that knitting is simply something to do while watching telly – and this is reflected in our prices.
- We make largely to order to avoid wastage and left overs.
- We throw very little away! There is always someone who can make use of small scraps – we'd rather have them available for people to pick up than put them in the bin.
