Biella says spices offer a connection to its origins and to the taste of home-cooked meals that they grew up with or simply spice up their dishes.

This season Biella wants to spice up your experience with its new Fall/Winter 24/25 collection by presenting two collaborations. Both collaborations start with one common inspiration: with the clash of different cultures and the distant exotic markets. Rug making, fur-crafts and artisan hand work inspire patterns and textures which are translated into knitted fabrications and 3D designs. 

MRC Knitwear Research Lab created these interesting textures and patterns by using a small selection of very classic yarns and working them in special techniques to create rich textural fabrications. Each garment focuses on a special technique and combination of yarns and colours and show how versatile a single yarn can be. 

The garments were knitted mainly with Victoria Nm 2/30 (100% Merino wool extrafine, 19.5 ?, anti-shrinkage), although a very classic yarn it is extremely versatile and comes available in many colours. Victoria Nm 2/30 was used in an array of different techniques and on different gauges - from 14gg ribs, that have a beautiful drape to more tactile fabrics such as 3-dimensional stitches on 12gg and heavily patterned inlay jacquards on the 14gg Shima Seiki SRY. Within these inlay jacquard’s BaltoroPro Nm 2/28 (70% Merino wool extrafine, 19.5 ?, anti-shrinkage 30% Polyester GRS High Bulk) was selected as an inlay yarn - a special wool blend which helps create bulky 3-dimensional fabrications that remain lightweight. The classic Brisbane Nm 2/60 (100% Merino wool Superfine, 17.5 ?, anti-shrinkage) and new boucle yarn Fluffy Nm 14 000 (81% Merino wool extrafine, 19.5 ?, anti-shrinkage, 19% Polyamide) were worked together in very fine plush jacquards to give an effect of shaved patchwork furs.