Several years of work and research were needed before began the production of sofa blankets, and this experience allowed me to develop other merino wool products.
My idea was to start from the same thread used for the blankets and see what other products might be possible. I really wanted to create a wool fleece fabric, to replace the common fleece fabrics used for multifunctional garments throughout the world, especially as sports- and leisure wear. However, they are mostly produced with synthetic fibres, especially polyester, which produce large amounts of microplastics when they are washed, generating waste that ends up polluting rivers and seas. Furthermore, the production of polyester fibre is itself highly polluting.