Unimaginable, wool can also make shoes. Like cotton, wool is considered a sustainable material and is therefore gaining ground as a material being used in eco-friendly footwear. Organic wool is certified according to federal requirements. All wool is considered sustainable as it’s a natural material that can be renewed by sheep farming, but organic wool should be used and cultivated. Print on wool? It sounds unbelievable, but you can try it once. I have a shoes printer in my house. One day, I suddenly have an idea, I want to print my shoes. So I had a try.
And you guess what? I succeed. I choose a fashion design shoes image, and then a shoes print emerged. So fantastic, I have a new shoes print. I always considered it was me, designer shoes.
Feed for the livestock must be certified as organic, there can be no use of hormones on the sheep or genetic engineering, it is prohibited to use any kind of pesticide on either the livestock themselves, on the fields in which they graze or on feed. Finally, farmers must raise healthy livestock through sustainable management practices.
Non organic wool allows for sheep “dipping” in insecticides and farmers can raise a higher number of sheep per square acre, which can adversely affect the health of the livestock. Right now, organic wool is more expensive than conventionally produced wool. The organic wool industry is considerably smaller and although they receive a higher price per unit than traditionally produced wool, when wool prices are low, non-organic wool producers will increase the amount of sheep per unit of land in order to make more money, which organic producer’s can’t do.
Organic wool production is gaining ground in the United States and according to the Organic Trade Association is being produced in Colorado, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and Vermont.
Wool and organic wool make for great shoe materials for all of the reasons wool makes excellent fabric and textiles for clothing and other products. Extremely warm and insulating, wool is also breathable and helps to manage moisture on the body.