Turns out, wool is a perfect material to create a shoe with- it wicks away sweat, controls odor, regulates temperature, is stain resistant. It’s also a sustainable, eco-friendly material.
So why hasn’t this been done before? Previously, wool wasn’t thought to be strong enough for use in footwear. So Three Over Seven paired up with textile experts at AgResearch to create a fabric that was.
The resulting shoe is constructed of a double-layered wool knit that is soft enough to wear against skin on the inside, and dirt-resistant on the outside. The upper is highly durable, and seamless to mimic the feel and comfort of wearing a sock.
The sneakers themselves are comfy, lightweight, and machine washable to boot! Just throw them in the machine on the wool setting, and they will come out good as new.
And while you might expect wooly shoes to look a bit silly, the design is actually pretty cool, and comes in a bunch of awesome colors. Pretty soon, the “barefoot running” craze might turn into a “wool running” craze!
Turns out, wool is a perfect material to create a shoe with- it wicks away sweat, controls odor, regulates temperature, is stain resistant. It’s also a sustainable, eco-friendly material.
So why hasn’t this been done before? Previously, wool wasn’t thought to be strong enough for use in footwear. So Three Over Seven paired up with textile experts at AgResearch to create a fabric that was.
The resulting shoe is constructed of a double-layered wool knit that is soft enough to wear against skin on the inside, and dirt-resistant on the outside. The upper is highly durable, and seamless to mimic the feel and comfort of wearing a sock.
The sneakers themselves are comfy, lightweight, and machine washable to boot! Just throw them in the machine on the wool setting, and they will come out good as new.
And while you might expect wooly shoes to look a bit silly, the design is actually pretty cool, and comes in a bunch of awesome colors. Pretty soon, the “barefoot running” craze might turn into a “wool running” craze!
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