The fine wools that Giovani supply have been produced from a carefully controlled production process that delivers the best possible results.
The raw wool is thoroughly washed before passing through a combing process that frees it from unwanted impurities. After the first combing the wool takes on the soft and very fine texture necessary for spinning; a second combing removes short fibers, leaving only consistent lengths that will guarantee the durability of the final product. Further combing reduces the fiber diameter to the ideal spinning size and the wool fibers are stabilized in a steaming process that straightens them and frees them of further impurities. The wool is then ready for dyeing, a meticulous process with each batch carefully matched against samples.
High-tech machinery using laser sensors are used to prepare the warp, controlling hundreds of yarns at the same time in an extremely specialized manner.
The weaving process combines centuries-old craftsmanship with modern technology. Horizontal threads (the “warp”) must pass over and under vertical threads (the “weft”) in a very precise configuration dependent on the type of weave and decoration required. Modern looms have electronic control centers that check each and every thread to lift and raise it at the correct moment, and with each transit of the shuttle the fabric is created. Following the weaving process the fabric is carefully checked, by hand, for any defects.
