{"id":58636,"date":"2026-06-17T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolle.tirol\/?post_type=product&#038;p=58636"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:44:14","slug":"eriu-i-elements-dk","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wolle.tirol\/en\/product\/eriu-i-elements-dk\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c8riu I Elements DK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fotos @ \u00c8riu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c9RIU<\/strong>\u00a0 <em><br \/>\n&#8222;Unsere charakteristische Mischung aus 100 % reiner irischer Wolle stammt direkt von unserem eigenen Hof und aus dem ausgew\u00e4hlten Fair-Trade-Netzwerk von\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Landwirten, das wir in ganz Irland aufgebaut haben.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Unsere einzigartige Mischung besteht aus einem bestimmten Verh\u00e4ltnis von Romney-Lammwolle und Blue Face Leicester, wodurch sie unglaublich weich und dennoch strapazierf\u00e4hig ist. Sie hat einen wundersch\u00f6nen Glanz und f\u00e4llt wundersch\u00f6n.&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Die Elements Kollektion besteht aus vier Farbpaletten &#8211; Luft, Wasser, Feuer und Erde &#8211; die einzeln oder kombiniert die nat\u00fcrliche Synergie der irischen Landschaft widerspiegeln. Jede Palette ist von einem bestimmten irischen Ort inspiriert, dan dem das jeweilige Element am kraftvollsten wirkt. Die Farbnamen sch\u00f6pfen aus Irlands mythischer Welt und erwecken deren Zauber zum Leben.<\/p>\n<p>The Blufaced Leicester and Romney Lamwolle yarn combines softhiet with elasticity. Comb yarn spuns, in DK strength it is iedeal for comfortable and craftsmanship demanding garments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATERIAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>100% Irish Wool (Bluefaced Leicester &amp; Romney Lambsool)<\/p>\n<p>100 grams about 233 meters<\/p>\n<p>Needle size 4<\/p>\n<p>Gauge 22 stitches x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The Wool of \u00c9RIU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We work exclusively with farmers who share our philosophy of sustainability and a high animal welfare standard. Since we procure our wool directly and personally from the farms, we can see first hand with how much care and attention the land and the animals are cared for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">By working with these farmers, we learn more about how to rediscover our traditional appreciation of wool and build up our own herd of two distinct breeds on our farm in County Wicklow: Romney and Blue-Face Leicester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Irish sheep farmers have faced seemingly insurmountable challenges in recent decades: the nationwide decline in the value of our wool, coupled with global economic developments, resulted in the cost of shearing a sheep being higher than the proceeds from the sale of the wool. We are now building a Fair Trade network of suppliers and guaranteeing a fixed and fair price for the selected breeds we use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>DER WEG VOM HOF ZUM GARN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We personally select each fleece on our farm and in our network of family-run farms and provide incentives to farmers through fair pay to revive the declining Irish wool industry.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Our wool is transported to Donegal Yarns for our wool mix and to the UK for our comb yarn mix, which is softer spun.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">This year, we are setting up our own comb yarn spinning mill at \u00c9rius Hof, our headquarters and home, creating a narrower and even more circular supply chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\u00c9RIUS SPINNEREI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We work with Donegal Yarns who mix and spin our yarn. Chris and his team are real advocates of sustainability and small grassroots projects like ours. Their talent and knowledge, as well as his support and advice, were crucial along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>SUSTAINABILITY IN \u00c8RIU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Sustainability and cooperation are the vision and foundation of our company. We value every human and animal with whom we work and place great emphasis on respecting these relationships as much as our country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We learn that sustainability is a long way and not a solution overnight. We can only change things step by step, but we are convinced that by working with like-minded people and companies, we can move faster and contribute to sustainability together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How it all started telling Zoe:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Our story began \u2013 like so many stories \u2013 with my grandmother Kitsy. She has been knitting all her life. It was her art, her craft, her soul. For her, knitting was something practical, useful, but I suspect it was also an expression of love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">When my daughter was born \u2013 on Kitsy\u2019s birthday, as it happened \u2013 she knitted a blanket for her. A baby blanket. She was perfect. Soft, breathable, soothing. I loved her. My daughter loved her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Kitsy\u2019s beloved blanket became a part of me, of my baby. A source of warmth, security, home. I still have it... And this little blanket got me thinking...<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Our precious blanket was 100% merino wool. Soft, silky. All the way from New Zealand or China or any other far away place. Surely \u2013 I thought \u2013 there must be an Irish counterpart, here in the home of the Aran sweater, the famous \u201cBawneen Gansey\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">But as I studied all this, I found that Irish wool was considered too gross, even worthless, and is mostly exported all over the world to be used for carpets and other things. That seemed like a waste. A disgrace...<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Then I discovered a new community: small, sustainable farmers who are committed to reviving our wool traditions and artisanal heritage. New breeds of sheep, new wool mixes, new ways to revive old skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I met Lionel Mackey, a farmer from Wicklow, who understood both the realities of sheep farming and the demands of the economy. Together we founded \u00c9riu \u2013 named after the protector goddess of Ireland, the queen of fertility, sovereignty and abundance. We wanted to create a thoroughly sustainable process for the production of Irish wool blankets, in which we source the wool directly from farmers and involve local textile craftsmen. \u201cFarm to Yarn\u201d has become our mantra. For our hope. Even to our slogan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Afterwards we recited our dream to Chris Weiniger from the famous company \u201cDonegal Yarns\u201d. Chris shares our passion and enabled us to develop our unique yarn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Then I met the two Annes \u2013 Anne Byrne and Anne O\u2019Brien \u2013 who have been working with natural fibres for a long time. They helped redesign the original Kitsy ceiling using this new Irish mix. They have lovingly crafted each piece on their own knitting machines at home by hand and make each blanket unique. Pers\u00f6nlich. A single piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We are now working with an inspiring network of farmers across Ireland. We source selected varieties of wool and also breed our own rare sheep herd on Lionel\u2019s home farm. Hopefully we can continue to grow the industry and bring Irish wool back to being appreciated and celebrated, just as our ancestors did.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Elements Kollektion besteht aus vier Farbpaletten &#8211; Luft, Wasser, Feuer und Erde &#8211; die einzeln oder kombiniert die nat\u00fcrliche Synergie der irischen Landschaft widerspiegeln. Jede Palette ist von einem bestimmten irischen Ort inspiriert, dan dem das jeweilige Element am kraftvollsten wirkt. Die Farbnamen sch\u00f6pfen aus Irlands mythischer Welt und erwecken deren Zauber zum Leben.<\/p>\n<p>The Blufaced Leicester and Romney Lamwolle yarn combines softhiet with elasticity. 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