Today special large washing machines are used in the production
of Walk. The scaled structure of the wool, which is similar to the 
look of a pine cone, is broken down by heat and water. In a knit 
or fabric, the adjoining fibers are intertwined. In addition, every 
individual wool fiber shrinks. The wool becomes felted and the 
knit fabric shrinks up to 40% in length and width. By doing this, 
innumerable small air chambers become trapped in the fabric.

The Walk process lends the wool characteristics which combine 
the advantages of being purely natural with the climatic qualities 
of a modern micro fiber. So when it is cold outside the 
temperature remains virtually the same inside a Walk jacket 
because the trapped air chambers act like a buffer zone 

So Walk is an excellent protection against the elements, 
because the matting of the material during the Walk process 
reinforces it by causing the drops of moisture to drip off the 
surface of the fabric. In addition sheeps wool is able to absorb 
up to 60% of its own weight in water before it actually begins to 
feel wet. Walk fabrics are particularly durable because the 
felting remarkably increases the natural tensile strength and 
friction resistance of the wool.

And they are especially comfortable because - unlike loden - 
they stretch. 
In short: a dream fabric to fall in love with.

How fine and light a Walk fabric becomes depends on the wool 
that is used, its fineness and elasticity, the length and crimp 
of the fiber, and the spin quality of the yarn (combed or brushed 
yarn). It also depends on the continual development of Walk 
technology by Walk specialists and their ability to keep a secret.

Only so much can be revealed: whether it is a feather light 
Super Light Walk, a cashmere soft Fleecy Walk, a rustic 
Hunter Walk, or another of the 50 Walk types, there is a good 
reason why Walk from Schwaz is called natural Walk. In the 
production of our Walk we use only wool, heat, water, and a 
trace of curd soap to remove the spinning oils from the 
yarn. "Calendering" or "decatising" is the final stage of Walk 
production. This is how the Walk, once again under heat, 
moisture, and also the pressure of rotating rollers, is smoothed 
or pressed. This fixation prevents it from shrinking when wet. 
After this the fabric is "ready to sew" that is: it is ready to be 
fashioned into the Geiger jackets, vests, and coats, that are 
making a sensation in 39 countries of the world today.