De Rerum Natura

De Rerum Natura is a French yarn company founded in 2012. It was created as a response to a need and a challenge: the founder, after discovering the pleasure of knitting, realised how little she knew about the yarns that would spend hours in her hands and live on her children's skin. The 'wool' on the label did not tell her whether the sheep had suffered from mulesing, where the fibre came from, in what country and under what working conditions the yarn was made, or what standards governed the dyeing and finishing products applied to it. This was at odds with the harmony she was looking for. She turned to the country wools available at the time, but found that although their authenticity appealed to her, their roughness made them difficult to match with the soft skin of her children. She had also turned to knitting for the love of colours and did not find that pleasure in the basic colour ranges generally offered. She therefore began to dream of a reinvented country wool that would enhance the value of wool from traditional farms close to her, be soft enough to be worn next to the skin, and have both the wild beauty of natural wools and an inspiring palette of colours. Gradually, the creation of what was to become the company became the answer to a series of questions and a great personal challenge: whether it was possible to create these yarns with the animal, human and industrial considerations she cared about. The brand's official website features a blog with inspiration, news and recipes, and posts about designs and collaborations with publishers and magazines such as Laine Publishing and Laine Magazine, as well as patterns from independent designers. The company operates primarily in France and sells internationally through its online store.

De Rerum Natura was created in 2012 by its founder as a response to a need and a challenge. After discovering the pleasure of knitting and being able to create clothes with awareness and simplicity away from over-consumption, she realised that she knew next to nothing about the yarns that would spend hours in her hands and live on her children's skin. The 'wool' on the label did not tell her whether the sheep had suffered from mulesing, what part of the world it came from, in what country and under what working conditions the yarn was then made, and the standards that governed the dyeing and finishing products applied to it. This was completely at odds with the harmony she was looking for. She therefore turned to the country wools that were available at the time, but quickly realised that, although their authenticity was very appealing, the roughness of the touch made them difficult to match with the soft skin of her little ones. She had also turned to knitting for the love of colours and did not find this pleasure of painting the world in the very basic range of colours generally proposed. So she began to dream very seriously about a reinvented country wool, which would enhance the value of wool from traditional farms close to her, which would be soft enough to be worn next to the skin, or almost, which would have both the wild beauty of natural wools and an inspiring palette of colours. A beautiful and good wool that would draw a world with sheep in the mountains, small flourishing spinning mills and all sorts of happy knitters. Gradually, the creation of what was to become this company became the answer to a series of questions that were nagging at her and to a great personal challenge: was it possible to create these yarns with the animal, human and industrial considerations she cared about. The company has since grown into a French yarn brand with an online presence, selling yarns and publishing blog content with inspiration, news and recipes. Its blog highlights collaborations with designers and publications such as Laine Publishing and Laine Magazine, and features patterns like the 'BonBon Top' and 'BonBon Cardi' by Korean designer Jung Sun, and 'Moonflower' by Jessica, indicating an active role in the knitting community.

• 2012

  De Rerum Natura is created by its founder.

Ethical, traceable, soft natural wool yarns for conscious knitters.

• BonBon Top

  A knitting pattern for a top, the second design created for the brand's yarns.

• BonBon Cardi

  A cardigan knitting pattern by Korean designer Jung Sun, available in 8 sizes and in French.

• Moonflower

  A simple, elegant and breathable top knitting pattern by Jessica.

1. 1De Rerum Natura official websitedererumnatura.fr
2. 2Our storydererumnatura.fr
3. 3Wikidatawikidata.org