Chapter III · Enduring Craft Peerie · 04

Quality outlives the buyer

Average garment lifespan by textile category, measured in years of active wear

Years of active wear before disposal

Synthetic blend

1.5 yr

Cotton knit

3.2 yr

Lambswool

7 yr

Cashmere

14 yr

Fair Isle handknit
45 yr

A hand-knit Fair Isle garment is worn 30 times longer on average than synthetic fast-fashion equivalents

This is the Scottish Fair Isle Knit Shetland design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Scottish Fair Isle Knit Shetland guide → designbycurio.com/learn/scottish-fair-isle-knit-shetland