Organic Cotton Jumpers (vegan winter woollies!)
Rapanui (organic cotton jumper)
It’s possible these days to find jumpers as warm as wool, usually made from either thick organic cotton or hemp (a naturally organic material that is local to grow – it’s only slightly related to cannabis, and won’t make you high!)
For other items containing recycled polyester, launder a in microfiber filter.
Curious Why Vegans Don’t Wear Wool?
Although most sheep need shearing to avoid over-heating (and be able to see predators), the conventional wool industry has many issues.
Some sheep are sheared too early (leading to hypothermia) and others suffer ‘mulesling’ (having chunks of skin sliced away to prevent flystrike, without painkillers). And many sheep are killed, when they get older and their wool production slows down). You can even now buy vegan winter woollies (thick organic cotton jumpers, as warm as wool).
If you wear wool, choose companies that don’t kill the sheep, simply shearing the wool: like vegetarian wool or sheepskins.
Pregnant sheep can sometimes roll over onto their backs, and can’t get back upright, and soon die if the farmer is not aware. Some sheep can also fall over, due to wool being waterlogged from rain.
If you see a sheep on its back, just firmly right it back, then stay with it, until rain has drained off, so it won’t happen again. Then inform your local farmer.
Rapanui (Warm organic cotton jumpers)
Rapanui makes nice organic cotton thick jumpers for men and women which hare just as warm as wool, and ideal for winter walks or strolls along the beach. Designed on the Isle of Wight!
Everything is made with green energy and sent in zero waste packaging.
An Organic Cotton Beanie to Help Caged Animals
This organic beanie is from Freedom for Animals, with profits helping to support their work helping bored and abused animals in zoos and circuses. And at end of life, it safely biodegrades back to the earth, leaving no trace behind. It’s even softer on skin, so ideal for people with eczema or psoriasis.
We all know that you lost most heat from your head, so if you’re out and about in England’s chillier seasons, it’s important to invest in a good hat. However most hats are made from acrylic (synthetic materials) that are not that warm, and leach microplastics in washing machines, when laundering.
It’s important that babies don’t overheat (remove hats, socks and cardigans in warmer temperatures and don’t let babies sleep in car seats). Aneby has excellent posts on dressing babies in layers and dressing babies for sleep. Also find safe sleeping advice at The Lullaby Trust.
