Boy

For centuries pure wool has been a preferred material for clothing. Some of the qualities which make
wool so pleasant are its elasticity, durability and breathable.

When man began to cultivate land and got livestock such as horses, cows and sheep wool seriously proved its worth. This was in the Bronze Age 3000 to 4000 years ago. Clothing made of animal hide was replaced with that of hair and wool softened with water and then beaten and pressed by which the fibers blend with each other.

This is called felt. Later the wool was carded and spun so that it could be woven and made into cloth. The weaving was done on the primitive, upright handlooms that were in every Bronze Age home. It was a woman’s task to work the loom, built of wood and stone, so that the family could get new clothes, and it was a slow and a laborious process.

All over the world wool has been worked into cloth according to local and traditional methods; both in hot and cold climates. First wool was used for clothing but later this fantastic natural product was used for many other purposes e.g. in the weaving of carpets, tapestries and not least furniture textiles.

“Boy”, pronounced ‘boi, originates in the history of wool, and is an old name for a piece of cloth woven of wool. As late as in the beginning of the 20th century in any well stocked draper’s shop you could buy a piece of “boy”, i.e. a piece of woolen textile that looks the same on both sides, in other words it is reversible. Boy is a fabric of 100 per cent pure new wool with gray/black fi bers that gives it the striking, varied, and characteristic structure. Boy comes in a multiple of colors and nuances, which makes exciting combinations possible.