HOODED SWEATSHIRT / ‘H’ Loopwheel and moisture regulation

and moisture regulation

also known as a ‘fair leather belt’

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

The cotton twill fabric used for the outer material has been custom-produced to incorporate a subtle character often seen in American vintage twill fabrics

aniline finished

HOODED SWEATSHIRT / ‘H’ Loopwheel and moisture regulationThe 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