Spanish Merino Wool: The Value of Making Locally

For its latest limited-edition collection, Monocle turned to Spanish Merino wool. Designed and developed in-house by Monocle's own team and produced in Spain by PYRATEX®, the collection spans knitwear and accessories, bringing considered design together with specialist craftsmanship.

The story begins with Merino sheep and a pastoral tradition shaped over centuries by the Spanish landscape. But the journey from fleece to finished garment also depends on a less visible heritage: the mills and workshops that continue to transform natural fibers into products for today's market.

One of them is Wooldreamers, a family-run business located around 150 kilometres from Madrid. Founded in the 1980s, drawing on the region's history of wool blanket making, it is now managed by the second generation of the family. Its work spans the transformation of raw wool into yarn, combining decades of accumulated knowledge with the technical capabilities required by today's brands.

This is where PYRATEX® comes in. We work directly with Spanish producers, translating brands' creative and technical requirements into viable products and opening access to capabilities that might otherwise remain outside their reach.

The Monocle collection shows what this approach can achieve: new opportunities for family-run businesses, continuity for traditional crafts and renewed strength for Spain's textile sector.

Preserving this knowledge is not about nostalgia. It is about keeping it relevant, valued and economically viable for generations to come.

The Monocle collection

• Spanish Merino Cardigan – Garden Green

• Spanish Merino Crewneck – Anthracite

• Spanish Merino Beanie – Rust

• Spanish Merino Gloves – Anthracite