About the fabrics

Organic Cotton

Cotton is breathable, soft, and the gold standard for comfortable everyday underwear.
Certified organic cotton must be grown without toxic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and synthetic fertilizers; Use non genetically modified seeds; Use natural fertilizers like compost and manure.

Hemp

Hemp is a sustainable bast fibre made from the inner bark of high growing cannabis sativa plant stems.
Hemp is very durable, UV resistant, mildew resistant, absorbent, and breathable. It gets softer with washing.

Tencel™ Lyocell

TENCEL™ Lyocell is created using a environmentally friendly closed loop process, transforming wood pulp into a silky soft fiber that is breathable, hypoallergenic, and provides great moisture control.

Merino Wool

Merino wool is breathable, moisture wicking, thermoregulating and antibacterial. It is excellent for pulling moisture away from skin, keeping you feeling dry all day.
Merino dries quickly, and insulates while wet, making it great for physical activities like hiking, and it also makes a great natural material for swimming.

Discover Alpaca Swimwear

Alpaca

Alpaca wool is a soft, lightweight, breathable, insulating, hypoallergenic and odor resistant natural fiber. Alpaca's natural water-resistance and comfortable feel when wet make it an excellent material for natural swimwear.
Alpaca does not contain lanolin. Those with a sensitivity to lanolin may be more comfortable wearing alpaca against the skin than wearing wool.
Alpaca's physiology makes them gentle on the land and efficient feeders (requiring about half as much food as cashmere goats to produce the same weight of fiber¹). These characteristics makes alpaca a very earth-friendly and sustainable wool.

Modal

"Modal is what’s called a “high wet modulus rayon,” which means it’s a type of rayon that’s stronger when wet and doesn’t lose its shape, which is not true for viscose." ²

Spandex

Spandex, (aka Lycra or elastane) is a synthetic material. All fabrics in this shop contain a small percentage (3%-10%) of spandex for comfort and elasticity. The stretch is especially important in making underwear and clothing that moves with you, and hugs your body comfortably. Tight fitting knit garments like underwear made without spandex can quickly lose their shape.

Recycled
Nylon & Polyester

Polyester and Nylon are synthetic, petroleum based fibers. Using recycled versions of these reduces the environmental impact of these plastics in our environment.
Polyester and Nylon fibers do not absorb water. Mixed with elasthane, these are by far the most popular materials for swimwear because they dry quickly, and maintain their shape when wet.

Fabric Waste

Fabric scraps are sorted and saved for cutting small pattern pieces, like bra cups. When remaining scraps are too small, they are donated to a fabric recycling program.

Sources:
¹: https://whyalpaca.com/facts/
²: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/fabricguide-what-is-modal-fabric