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About our sewists
Each Woolpower piece has a label that includes the name of the sewist who crafted it. This is our final sign off that the quality of the garment has been checked.
Fair working conditions and living wages
If you’re wearing a garment from Woolpower, you can feel confident that the people behind it have fair working conditions and earn a wage they can live on.
At our factory in Östersund, one of Sweden’s largest sewing facilities, we operate nine production lines. Our sewists work in teams, each focusing on different products, from jackets and vests to accessories and long johns.
No one works on piece rates and quality always comes before quantity. If a sewist identifies an issue in the process, production is paused to fix it.
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A quality seal
The same sewist sews your entire garment, from the first to the final seam. Once the entire garment has been sewn, the sewist checks and approves it by signing the garment with their own name. That’s why the name tag is both a quality seal and a way to help our customers understand that behind every garment is a person, a person with a great deal of knowledge about their craft.
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Monika Heldorsson
Monika has been working at Woolpower in Östersund since 2016.
“I attended Woolpower’s sewist training when I first started here. We learned how to make garment patterns and how to use the machines, and then we had to start sewing clothes. It went well for me and after that I got a job. I love working with my hands and managing my own tasks. These types of jobs aren’t so common in Sweden and it’s great to have such a unique role. I’m proud of my job.”
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Martha Persson
Martha Persson's name appears in many of Woolpower’s garments. Since 1975, she has worked as a sewist in Östersund. The summer of 2020 was her last in the factory when, after 45 years, she retired.
Over the years, Martha's work was admired by many, including international celebrities, royalty and politicians. However, it is the people she worked with and met during the factory's annual open house that she remembers best.
“I love the factory 's open house. People are curious and want to know everything. You usually do not think so much about how unique it is with a sewing factory in Sweden, but during an open house it becomes extra clear and visitors have a lot of questions “
Martha technically retired in the summer of 2019, but she only managed to retire for a week before she started missing her colleagues and returned to Woolpower. In 2020, her second retirement attempt was successful.
“Yes, now I will try to retire again. I live on a farm so there is a lot to do. First, I will learn how to change the panelling on the barn then we will see”.