HOODED SWEATSHIRT / ‘H’ Loopwheel The resulting material is reminiscent

The resulting material is reminiscent of hand-woven textiles and possesses a unique stretchy quality and washed look of old American sweatshirts that can only be reproduced on a loopwheel knitting machine

NAVY PEACOAT (1913) is as carefully crafted in the interior as the exterior

Between the 1930s and 60s t-shirts made from Loopwheel fabric were relatively common but remained sought after for their unique properties

also known as a ‘fair leather belt’

HOODED SWEATSHIRT / ‘H’ Loopwheel The resulting material is reminiscentThe hooded sweatshirt was originally created in the 1930s by stitching hoods to existing sweatshirt designs, as a functional solution for construction workers enduring freezing New York winters and were quickly adopted by US military for training exercises and physical education classes. Made in Wakayama, Japan, of 100% cotton on Sinker Weave Machines, which are capable of producing a heavier and denser fabric than loopwheel machines. Sinker machines