Aurinkokehrä from Finland

Aurinkokehrä, Finnland

Hand-dyed Finnish wool, dyed with ecologically certified plant-based dyes.

Aurinkokehrä yarns are spun exclusively from Finnish sheep.

The exceptionally brilliant colors of the collection are created with as few chemical additives as possible, with sustainable, natural colorants and 100% according to ethical principles.

The wool of Finnish sheep is characterized above all by its durability and special softness. The beautiful, natural coloring of the wool forms a perfect basis for a deep and lively coloring with natural color materials.

The wool comes from small Finnish farms. Only the finest qualities are selected for the yarn. This creates a high-quality, long-fiber and soft worsted yarn.

Aurinkokehrä yarn works well with all types of clothing. The colors stay fresh and intense even after washing. This guarantees both knitting pleasure and long wearing of the garments.

sustainability

Aurinkokehrä's guiding principle of offering a sustainable product that is manufactured without toxic substances and whose production process is transparent is implemented by Anna Vasko, the designer behind Aurinkokehrä, in such a way that the environment and people are harmed as little as possible.

Local Finnish textile production is supported by the use of local materials and traditional know-how strengthens the local economy.

As in many other places, a large part of the wool sold in Finland is imported from abroad. Regional sheep farmers lack the financial incentive to produce their own wool.

Production has shifted to countries where monitoring of working conditions is weak. Dyeing and handling textiles have a negative impact on both the environment and the health of workers. The negative consequences of the rapidly growing textile and wool industry are throwaway consumption, the ruthless consumption of natural resources and thus climate change.

Anna Vasko proves that other solutions are also possible and with her extraordinary products she takes a big step towards a fairer and more sustainable production chain.

Designer Anna Vasko:

Ethics and ecology are the foundations of their philosophy and way of life.

Anna's goal is to create a new, sustainable textile culture. She pays attention to the use of durable, ecological and regional materials and the least possible use of chemicals.

In addition, their products should be simple and easy to care for and reduce the amount of textile waste through longevity.

She decided on Finnish sheep wool and made a worsted yarn from it, which she dyes herself in her own dye atelier in Inkoo and in collaboration with a local dye company.

For as long as she can remember colors and coloring have cared her. Since the 1980s she has increasingly used natural colors in her work. Her participation in the symposium of natural colors ISEND in France 2011 then marked the turning point. The contacts established there with a manufacturer of natural color concentrates gave the impetus to found Aurinkokehrä and to realize the dreams.

With natural coloring you have to know the behavior of the colors very precisely in order to obtain the desired shade. Anna has therefore studied color theory, dyeing and fabric printing in order to be able to develop color recipes at this high level.