Reuse of used woven or knitted textile

A method of manufacturing a product from used woven or knitted textile comprising vegetable or animal fibres, including cotton or wool, the method comprising the steps of:

• collecting said used woven or knitted textile,
• granulating said used woven or knitted textile into fibres having an average fiber length of between 3.5 mm and 5.5 mm,
• mixing said granulated used woven or knitted textile with a thermoplastic fiber based binder, and
• forming a nonwoven mat from the mixture of said granulated used woven or knitted textile and fiber based binder,
• wherein said nonwoven mat comprises 59% to 67% of vegetable fiber, or alternatively said nonwoven mat comprises at least 80% animal fibres, and
• wherein said method further comprising the steps of:
• mixing said granulated used woven or knitted textile with a coupling agent, and
• heating said nonwoven mat to at least 140° C.