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		elephant81 on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Vicuñas and the $9k Sweater I toured the Loro Piana mill in Roccapietra a few years back. Highlights include the cashmere carpets they make for gulfstream, the Scottish nettles they brush fabrics with and the five story storage bins that run an automated elevator call back system. It was very impressive. Sure it is even more so since it was purchased by LVMH.

thfuran on March 18, 2024 [–]

>Scottish nettles they brush fabrics with

Why would someone go and do a thing like that?

throwup238 on March 18, 2024 | [–]

It's called fulling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulling

First they soak the fabric in stale urine. Then the tiny stinging hairs on the nettles acts as a natural brush to lift and separate the wool fibers.

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