ARMM™ SEEN
Non-certification observation status where ARMM™ has encountered a material.
Aaron has seen it.AARON RAW MATERIAL METHOD™
Raw materials.
Properly assessed.
Independent technical assessment and certification for fibres, yarns, fabrics and textile technologies.
Because apparently the textile industry needed another certification.
THE MATERIAL QUESTION
Does the material actually deserve to be certified?
The textile industry has standards for fibres, chemistry, factories, sustainability, traceability and social compliance. ARMM™ asks a slightly different question.
Is it actually any good?
CERTIFICATION
One mark. Six levels of scrutiny.
ARMM™ certification evaluates the material itself — not simply the paperwork around it.
ARMM™ APPROVED
Baseline technical assessment completed and minimum requirements satisfied.
Good enough for certification.ARMM™ TECHNICAL
Comprehensive technical, performance and manufacturing assessment.
Aaron read the test report.ARMM™ GOLD
Exceptional performance, control, traceability and technical differentiation.
Aaron would use it.ARMM™ PLATINUM
Gold requirements plus enhanced manufacturing and supply-chain assessment.
Aaron visited the factory.THE ARMM™ STANDARD
Seven questions.
One uncomfortable answer.
ARMM™ STD-001:2026 establishes the controlled framework for material integrity, technical definition, performance, manufacturing capability, quality and consistency, traceability and claims, and The Aaron Factor™.
01Material integrity
What is it actually made from?
02Yarn engineering
Why this yarn, construction and specification?
03Fabric construction
How does the structure create performance?
04Performance
Does the data support the claims?
05Manufacturing
Can it be made consistently at scale?
06Traceability
Can we establish where it came from?
07The Aaron Factor™
Does Aaron think it's good?
The methodology behind The Aaron Factor™ is proprietary, confidential and, frankly, difficult to explain.
CONTROLLED DOCUMENT
ARMM™ STD-001:2026
CURRENT · EDITION 1.0 · EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
Standard for Raw Material Assessment, Evaluation and Certification.
READ THE STANDARD
View the authoritative public HTML version of the ARMM™ Standard.
Open STD-001:2026 →DOCUMENT STATUS
The online Standard and controlled PDF constitute the current public versions. Printed copies are uncontrolled unless specifically identified otherwise.
WHAT WE CERTIFY
Materials, not marketing claims.
FIBRES
Natural, synthetic, regenerated and engineered fibres.
YARNS
Construction, count, twist, blending and performance.
FABRICS
Knits, wovens, fleece, membranes and engineered structures.
TECHNOLOGIES
Dyeing, finishing, coatings, treatments and emerging technologies.
ARMM™ ACADEMY
Learn how to judge a material.
Technical education for designers, product developers, sourcing teams and material professionals.
01
Fibre Fundamentals
Understand the building blocks of textile performance.
02
Yarn Engineering
Connect yarn architecture to fabric behaviour.
03
Fabric Construction
Read the structure behind the specification.
04
Raw Material Development
Turn material ideas into commercially viable platforms.
START AN ASSESSMENT
Think your material deserves the stamp?
Tell us what you've made. We'll ask the questions you hoped we wouldn't.
ABOUT ARMM™
Founded by a textile engineer.
Built around a simple question.
ARMM exists to bring technical judgement back into the raw-material conversation. The certification system is deliberately clear: understand the material, interrogate the evidence, assess the manufacturing reality, and make a decision.
AARON
Chief Material Officer
Chief Material Officer