All Serendipity cotton styles - the majority of our collections woven and knitted - are made from 100% organic cotton yarns that are GOTS certified and our products are also GOTS certified in full finish. This means the entire production process from cotton growth and spinning to finished production live up to the standards set forward in Global Organic Textile Standard. We work dedicated and ongoing with our quality in the entire production chain. For details learn more in our Quality Manual HERE
The extra softness of Serendipity Cotton
GOTS – more than organic
Alpaca and Llama wool - a Natural Alternative
Organic Merino Wool
Trimmings
Careful dying and printing
The extra softness of Serendipity Cotton
Serendipity fabrics are at the basis of our design.
It is incredible what can come out of organic cotton fibers. Cotton is a natural and biodegradable fiber that has been used for hundreds of years.
Cotton fibers can produce a large variety of fabrics; really soft mélange fabrics, delicate wovens, as well as our lovely cotton knit.
We create, choose and produce our fabric designs and colours to match for each collection to ensure the uniqueness of Serendipity design. Our fabric qualities are carefully selected to comply with our clear and pure line and the extra softness of Serendipity design.
We love softness! Each season, we produce new colours of mélange yarns for our ribs, velours, sweats and other knitted textiles.
Mélange means a mix of colours that blend into a nice and rich colour.
When you create a mélange yarn, you dye the cotton bulbs in different colours, then mix them, comb them, and spin them.
This gives a playful, deep, long-lasting colour and an incredible softness.
Worth waiting for - Making melange yarns consumes more time than regular methods of dying fabric.
First, we decide the colours, make the different try-outs and then finally produce the mélange yarn: it takes on average 3-4 months.
After the fiber has been dyed, it needs spinning, knitting and then washing. Finally, the production of the garments starts.
But it is worth the wait. The garments are a pleasure to wear with its soft touch on the skin, and with the right treatment, it will last for years to come.
GOTS – more than organic
Of-course all the cotton we use is organic and handpicked. We are GOTS certified (Global Organic Textile Standard) which means that every single step in the total process, from cotton ball to finished garment, is certified and carefully treated without the harmful chemicals usually involved in production of conventional cotton textiles.
Strict wastewater treatment practices are exercised in all phases of production, in order not to pollute the water and the environment surrounding the textile production. Good for our water, planet, and our people.
GOTS also includes a strict set of social criteria to ensure the people involved in the entire production process in regards to; fair living wages, high safety practices at work, good working environments with established working hours, vacation and health policies, as well as strict non-discriminatory policies in relation to gender, religion and race.
Seerendipity is GOTS-certified and has worked with this since the beginning of the certification.
Please feel welcome to check our certification for reference.
You can also learn more about GOTS HERE
Organic Merino Wool
Please also enjoy our new complete line of non-sesonal essential onesies, T-shirts and leggings in soft organic merino wool in five selected melange colours.
Our new soft organic merino wool is fully GOTS certified and comes from merino sheep in Patagonia. The merino fiber is thin, non-itchy, absorbs moist and is breathable making it exceptional as a layer close to the skin. This wool and the entire production process is GOTS certified organic to guarantee that each garment is eco-friendly and safe for you and our environment. Organic merino wool is wool from a merino sheep that follows strict organic farming standards. These sheep are raised without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their grazing pastures. The sheep live under free-range conditions, have spacious indoor quarters, and there is minimal use of antibiotics and deworming.
Our qualities are based on mélange dye, where fibers are coloured in several batches and colour tones, and then mixed before the actual yarn is spun. This makes for a smooth and softer quality as well as beautiful lasting colours.
Our organic merino wool garments are machine washable using an eco-friendly method by treating the wool with natural salts.
Alpaca and Llama wool - a Natural Alternative
Baby Alpaca and Llama wool are exclusive natural fibres and absolutely worth it.
The decision to work with alpaca and llama wool is part of our continuous search to find and work with the finest qualities of natural fibres and preparing them with respect of the natural properties. Alpaca bears the unique qualities of the alpacas that live in the Andes Mountains in herds at an altitude of 3.500 m up to 5000 m above sea level. It is naturally organic.
Alpaca and llama wool fibres are very strong and resilient and at the same time soft and light. It is an extremely effective insulator during winter and breathes effectively to keep you cool in warmer months. Also, Alpaca wool is very allergy friendly and therefore an attractive alternative to sensitive skin because it bears no lanolin.
The colours we use for baby alpaca and llama wool are either the natural colours of the wool or delicate low-impact dyes for mélange colours.
Trimmings
Our dedication to natural materials is of essence to us. Whenever possible we seek a natural alternative to artificial materials - also for trimmings.
All buttons we use are made from either wood, taguanut, coconut or seashell.
When a natural alternative is not possible as for Zippers and push buttons we are careful to choose products that are nickel free and YKK approved.
Careful dying and printing
To obtain colourful and fashionable designs still with respect for nature and our skin, Serendipity employs low-impact dyes that are also GOTS certified for all cotton styles.
That means employing a dye-process free of AZO colours, formaldehydes and heavy metals as well as no use of optical bleaching or chlorine. This helps keep chemicals/metals out of our soil and away from our skin.
