Textile
Handwoven Handspun Organic Cotton
Handwoven handspun cotton has inconsistent characteristics. The result is imperfect, one-of-a-kind garments where no two are alike. Soft as a cloud, lightweight and breathable.
Our handwoven cotton is organic, pre-washed and pre-shrunk prior to production. It is creamy in color and has specks of light brown throughout.
The textile is nubby and soft, and softer with each wash. It has a denser weight that drapes beautifully. Though this textile has unique characteristics that may only be achieved through the hand-weaving process, it is quite durable and is made to last for years of enjoyment.
Rocky Mountain Merino Wool
Sourced from the Rocky Mountains, our merino and jersey wool is sheered from US merino sheep that are raised in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. The wool is shorn without harming the sheep, who graze and live freely on acres upon acres of natural land.
Our wool partner is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and has third party audited wool sourcing standards. Herderin wool is not only authentic quality, but also of human rights and animal welfare standards.
Our wool is some of the best quality wool produced in the US for fineness, color and length.
Our wool is unique in that it is naturally insulating while breathable; easy to care for, and will not shrink in the wash. Wool is also easy to clean because of the keratin fibers that naturally make it less able to retain odors.
Climate Beneficial™ Wool
Climate Beneficial™ Wool is a by-product of employing carbon farming practices. Sheep raised on a farm that can sequester carbon back into the ground, as opposed to sending it into the atmosphere, are reducing their carbon footprint and creating a beneficial impact on the environment.
Herderin sources Climate Beneficial™ wool from Oregon and California farms, which are then sent to New Hampshire to be woven.
This wool has a woven, thick texture. It is not itchy. Unlike our Rocky Mountain Merino Wool, our Climate Beneficial wool will shrink if washed in warm water. Be sure to cold wash and flat dry Herderin garments made from Climate Beneficial™ wool.
Climate Beneficial Wool™ is verified by Fibershed's Climate Beneficial Verification program.
US Hemp from Fair Trade Fiber
Hemp is noteworthy for being soil-regenerative, carbon isolating, water-saving, non-reliant on herbicides and pesticides, naturally antimicrobial, durable, biodegradable and so much more.
Hemp is one of the most remarkable crops for textiles. Herderin hemp is organically grown and processed using organic chemicals that are covered under the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification and are 100% recyclable.
The fiber is washed and knitted in Los Angeles, California before it arrives at our studio. At this time, the fiber is fair trade and imported while organizations work to change legislation and industry in the US in order for hemp fiber for apparel production can be approved.
US Organic Cotton
Our Organic Cotton is grown in Texas by the Texas Organic Cotton Co-op comprised of family farms, and is processed in North Carolina by a family-owned mill.
Due to using organic farming practices, our organic cotton mainly relies on rainwater and has no toxic chemicals present.
Our Organic Cotton is soft to the touch, flexible, durable and processed with care to preserve the natural qualities of the flower.
California Cotton & Climate Coalition (C4) Cotton
The California Cotton & Climate Coalition, known as C4, aims to build capacity within all stakeholders to grow, source, and develop climate beneficial™, farm-forward textiles and supply chains in the future without the help of the coalition.
C4 is led by Fibershed in partnership with White Buffalo Land Trust, Torus, Materevolve, Chico State University, Agri Technovation, Carbon Cycle Institute, Bowles Farming Company and Stone Land Company.
C4 is a coalition working together to evolve California cotton growing. This work can create a roadmap for all California cotton growers.
Together, we are supporting Climate Beneficial™ cotton. Climate Beneficial™ cotton improves soil health and water holding capacity, building and measuring soil carbon, and reducing the use of synthetic chemistry.
Food crops are rotated with cotton that include corn, wheat, garlic, onions and tomatoes. These transitions that we are making to cotton systems simultaneously affect food growing as well.
Hypoallergenic Silk
Herderin silk is sourced from fine producers throughout Southeast Asia, where the cultivation and processing of fine silk has been around for centuries.
Our silk is washable and multi-functional. It can be used for every occasion, from hiking to dining.
Silk is naturally biodegradable, and a renewable resource. It also uses less water, chemicals, and energy than many other fibers.