MERINO DE VALDÉS THE PLACE WHO WE ARE OUR WOOL CONTACT
MERINO DE VALDÉS

Certification, traceability and appellation of origin of the wool of Merino sheep, raised in the Natural Protected Area Peninsula Valdes (ANPPV).

One commitment, different goals:

  • Producing the best quality Merino wool.
  • Contributing to protect the environment and the resources of one of the most significant sea and coastal protected areas in the Patagonia.
  • Guaranteeing the welfare of the animals of our herds.
  • Promoting the recovery and the increase of the diversity of natural pastures.
  • Ensuring the traceability of all our processes and products.
  • Developing a communication channel along the different steps of the “wool road” that runs between the breeders and the final users of the products made with our wool.
 


 
THE WOOL ROAD

The domestication of the sheep began in southwest Asia in the area known as “the Fertile Crescent” around 10,000 years ago. It was not long until the wool started to be used as woven material. At the beginning, the spinning techniques were similar to the ones that had been used for a long time with linen and other vegetal fibres. But, in a short period of time, the processing of the wool incorporated another new step that increased the resistance and versatility of the products produced with it: the spinning. Perhaps, the yarn and the weaving form the oldest known sequence of processing raw materials, and despite the passing of time, the essential aspects of that sequence have barely changed. It is true that the invention and development of the distaff have considerably increased the velocity and efficiency of the spinning process; however, the differences between a skein of wool produced with the most modern industrial spinning wheels and another one made with a manual spindle are very few.




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