The wool for your jacket comes from Congi, a farm in the New South Wales region of Australia. Australia dominates the world’s wool market and is a leading producer of high-quality wool, mainly from Merino sheep. Congi is a family-owned farm with over a century of experience and holds around 30,000 Merino sheep on 10,000 hectares of property. 

Congi farm does not mulesing, meaning the removal of strips of wool-bearing skin around the tail to prevent the sheep from flystrike. Congi Farm uses non-toxic spray to safeguard the sheep.  

The raw material from Congi is being washed and prepared for spinning by the combing plant in Romagnano Sesia (Italy), a partner of Botto Giuseppe. After the wool is spun into yarn, it is woven into fabric by the Italian mill Botto Giuseppe e Figli Spa in one of their production locations in Valdilana and Tarcento, both in the North of Italy. 

Botto Giuseppe has been producing fine yarns and fabrics since 1876. Today, the fourth generation of the family runs an international business in Biella, Italy. At Unsalted, we chose to work with Slowool, a range of sustainable yarns created in response to the need to protect the environment and its values. 

Trimmings include the application of (inter)linings, padding and fastenings. They influence the functional performance, quality and lifespan of a garment. 

Your jacket contains several trimmings. The interlining and shoulder padding are sourced via our supplier Pedro Portuguesa. The buttons are 100% real horns from Portuguese supplier Lourapel. 

Our main-, size- and care labels are made in 100% organic cotton and produced by the Portuguese supplier Essential Approach. The hangtags are made and attached in the Netherlands.  

Your jacket is cut and sewn by Pedro Portuguesa. This factory is established in 1971 and is located 15 km from Porto, Portugal. Pedro Portuguesa has a dedicated head office team of 7 people and 120 workers on the production line. 

Pedro Portuguesa is a member of Sedex, an ethical trade organisation, working with businesses to improve working conditions in global supply chains. 

We are used to washing our clothes ourselves in a washing machine. This is the easiest and most convenient way to refresh a garment in many cases. Wool is one of the exceptions to this process.  

The main reason your wool jacket cannot be machine washed is because of the use of water. When the fabric comes into contact with water, the fibres absorb it, making them swell up and widens. When the fibres become wider, it shortens. This process causes shrinkage, and the garment will lose its shape. Therefore, we neither recommend handwashing, because the wool fibres will come into contact with water.  

Fortunately, wool fibres are very suitable for washing less often. Due to its high degree of breathability, wool keeps your skin dry. It absorbs and releases sweat before bacteria develop and produce unpleasant body odour. To refresh your wool garment, hang it in the fresh air. Foggy weather is favourable. 

Colour fastness is crucial for a product’s lifespan. The symbol indicates whether a bleaching agent may use for brightening and stain removal. Some white garments handle a bleaching agent.  

Your jacket comes in black and is therefore not suitable for bleaching.  

Your wool jacket is not suitable for washing with water, and neither needs to be dried.   

In the unlikely event that your garment becomes wet, make sure you dry it flat. Dry your clothes outside, but avoid direct sunlight for discolouration. We do not recommend using a tumble dryer because your garments deteriorate much faster.  

Wool fibres are flexible and elastic, causing the garment will return to its natural shape after wearing. Therefore, the garment is less likely to wrinkle and causes them to retain their shape for a long time.   

Besides, your wool jacket is suitable for ironing. The dots on the care symbol indicate the temperature ranges for ironing. You can iron your garment at a moderate temperature: a maximum sole plate of 150 °C. We recommend ironing under a moderately moist intermediate cloth. You can use the steam iron, but avoid heavy pressure.  

Don’t feel like ironing? You can also hang your jacket in the bathroom while taking a shower, which gives a similar result as steaming.  

As mentioned, it is not possible to machine wash your wool jacket. Bring your garment to professional dry cleaning to freshen up your product or remove stains.  

The care symbol indicates a regular cleaning process with no restrictions. The ‘P’ refers to the chemical perchloroethylene, a petroleum product that can remove stains without water. Although this solvent is an effective way of dry cleaning and is very suitable for wool products, it harms the environment. You can ask the professional dry cleaner if they have alternatives such as biodegradable solvents (HiGlo).