“Oi! Wimpy here, to guide you through the process of taking better care of your woollen garb. I can go on and on about this lovely, natural material and its impressive benefits. Wool keeps me warm during the winter and cool in the summer. Wool fibres are breathable and absorb large quantities of moisture, evaporating it into the air. It’s antimicrobial, which mostly means your woollens are pretty odour resistant. I’ve never met a sheep that didn’t smell fantastic! If ewe have ever had any wool garments, you know there’s something special about them.

Sadly, the production of wool has a pretty big impact on our planet. Sheep need lots of land and produce tons of methane (excuse me). The conditions for these sheep are sometimes quite poor, but it is possible to buy organic, mulesing-free wool which is much more friendly to us and the rest of the planet. Pay close attention to where materials came from, and under which conditions they were produced, when shopping for new wool.

Better yet, buy your woollen items second hand! I’ve got some tricks up my sleeves—and inside this box—to help you bring endless life to your woollies. Use the needles and wool together with my wooden tools to keep them in tip-top shape.

But let’s also not forget the woollen garb already in your closet, the most sustainable option! Those socks with the hole, your pilled jumper, that musty scarf your nan made you. There are plenty of techniques I can show you to revive, personalise, and make them last even longer.”

Wooden tools
The kit comes with several wooden tools that were especially designed for the purpose:

• Pill comb, removes lint and fuzzy bobbles with ease
• Mending macaron, darning for socks and jumpers
• Wool brush, a fuzz remover as well as a felting base
• Needle holder, needle storage and felting needle holder

Needles

• Felting needle, allows you to instantly repair a hole by dry felting
• Darning needle, suitable for all darning techniques
• Snag needle, helps to take in snags in seconds

Materials

• five types of extra darning wool by Schoppel
• five types of wool for dry felting from Kinderdijk by Koperdraadje

Instructions poster

• side A – repair techniques
• side B – care techniques

Design

Wimpy is designed by Foekje Fleur and all illustrations are by Lauraine Meyer.

production

All tools are produced in beech wood, stainless steel, copper and natural rubber. The woollen supplies are from Kinderdijk, dyed by Koperdraadje. The yarn is a mix of mulesing free wool, hemp and biodegradable polyamide by Schoppel Wolle in Germany. All paper and cardboard is 100% recycled and printed co2 neutral.