She added that as the company scales up production it may dye the yarn or fabric, depending on which is most efficient. Human Material Loop’s first prototype was a sweater with a wool-like feel.

Woven from a specific type of looped wool yarn and derived from the French term for “ringed” or “curled”, bouclé fabric has a kind of bobbly, ultra-tactile texture that has been used in ...

Waulking wool is an old practice used to set fabric dyes, soften, and shrink hand-woven Harris tweed that is steeped in tradition.