Camira Unveils ReSKU 2.0: A Sustainable Wool Fabric Innovation with 79% Recycled Content, Launching at Orgatec 2024
International designer and manufacturer of commercial fabrics, Camira has innovated a new recycled wool fabric, using textile-to-textile recycled material as well as plant-based renewable content.
Launching at international trade fair Orgatec in Cologne, Germany on 22nd October 2024, ReSKU 2.0 is a recreation of Camira’s original recycled wool fabric, ReSKU, which was made from discarded army jumpers and launched at the same event more than 25 years ago.
Global textile designer launches new fabric containing 79% recycled content from its own waste streams, blended with 21% flax
Produced at Camira’s manufacturing sites in Yorkshire, in the UK, ReSKU 2.0 contains 79% recycled content (66% recycled wool and 13% recycled polyamide) from the company’s own manufacturing waste, which is blended with 21% renewable flax. This optimum fibre blend makes ReSKU 2.0 inherently flame retardant with no added chemistry.
Commenting on the new product launch, Lynne Kingdon, head of creative at Camira said:
“ReSKU 2.0 is a hugely significant new product for Camira during our 50th anniversary year. This fabric demonstrates the limitless potential of textile waste and brings a new lease of life to wool, enabling a cherished natural fibre to be enjoyed anew, in hospitality, commercial and residential settings.
“Globally, an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste is created each year, ReSKU 2.0 signals our commitment to making changes in this industry and just how important it is that we take action.”
The latest innovation to emerge from the Camira Group’s advanced textile reprocessing capability, iinouiio, ReSKU 2.0 has a naturally homespun aesthetic, due to its hopsack weave construction. The fabric is created by sorting waste woollen fibres into colour groups before being mechanically pulled apart, shredded, and stripped back into fibre form. Coloured flax is then added to the recipe to achieve 24 charming colourways.
To find out more about ReSKU 2.0 visit the website or to order a free sample, visit the product page.
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