Bråtens - Snowflake mittens | woolen mittens

Mittens made of 100% Norwegian sheep wool

Warm mittens, made of Norwegian sheep wool and lined with soft fleece for extra comfort and warmth. Equipped with a leather label with the Bråtens logo. Nice to combine with other clothing from Bråtens. Stylish and nice and warm!

• Material: 100% Norwegian sheep wool + fleece inside (acryl)
  
• Colors: black/white

Maintenance

Wool is antibacterial and odour-resistant. Wool clothing therefore does not need to be washed often. Hang the garment outside to air occasionally and it will quickly freshen up again. If you do want to wash the garment, we recommend Texelana Wool Detergent . Always check the label in the garment for washing instructions and always let wool clothing dry flat. Never rub hard when hand washing, to prevent felting.

If you treat your wool garment as described above, it will not only stay beautiful and last longer, you will also save the environment by airing it instead of washing it.

Storing woolen clothes

We recommend that you store your woolen clothing clean, possibly with a bag of lavender; this keeps the moths away. It is also best to store woolen clothing lying down, so that the elasticity of the wool is not affected.

Pills and fluff

Wool can pill or fluff through use. This has nothing to do with the quality of the wool. Pilling is a natural phenomenon that is mainly caused by friction. Wool consists of many hairs with a natural crimp (curls). Friction can cause the wool to pill and felt. With felting, the hairs join together through friction. In fact, every movement causes friction. You will often find the fluff/pills on the sleeves and under the armpits. 

New clothing may sometimes still have some loose hairs left behind after the weaving and knitting process.

Pills and fluff on your beautiful (merino) wool clothing are unfortunately unavoidable. We have some tips to delay this process somewhat and how to remove the fluff and pills. For this information we refer to our blog.

About Bråtens

In 1955 Bråtens was founded under the name Eskimo. Eskimo supplied socks to the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish armies. Soon the range was expanded with sweaters, jackets, hats and mittens. After the takeover by Loxy AS the name Eskimo was changed to Bråtens.

Bråtens focuses on creating sustainable products. In the past 10 years, there have been major developments in sustainable materials and production. In addition, Bråtens ensures that the working conditions for production abroad are good. Bråtens is convinced that openness, focus and sharing knowledge regarding a cleaner clothing industry is the key to the future.

The wool that Bråtens uses for its products comes from Norwegian sheep. Norwegian farmers attach great importance to animal welfare. The animals live outdoors for most of the year. In addition, little antibiotics are used. This benefits the quality of the wool. Further in the process, when processing the wool, biodegradable detergents are used and the wool grease is used for cosmetics. All packaging materials are also recycled.

In addition, Bråtens uses Australian merino wool for socks and underwear. Of course, wool that is mulesing-free is used.

"Bråtens; when only the best is good enough!"