This mid-weight pullover hoodie combines vintage craftsmanship with contemporary comfort, made from 10oz loopwheel knitted cotton. The brushed loopback French terry enhances warmth and softness, while the traditional Tsuriami-ki machines in Wakayama, Japan, produce a unique, stretchy fabric reminiscent of classic American sweatshirts. Its distinctive appearance offers a stylish throwback, ideal for layering in cooler weather or for casual outings.
From the brand: The 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. It was quickly adopted by the US military for training exercises and physical education classes.
This pullover hoodie, made from mid-weight 10oz loopwheel knitted cotton, features a brushed loopback French terry, making it warmer and softer than its unbrushed loopback counterpart. Loopwheel machines, which produce this tubular constructed fabric, are renowned for their slow knitting pace, producing only a single meter of fabric per hour. However, this low thread tension technique sets them apart from contemporary manufacturing methods and creates an exceptional and distinctive fabric. 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. This loopwheel sweat is knitted in Wakayama, Japan, using extremely rare machines known in Japan as Tsuriami-ki, requiring specialized skill and technique, exclusively for The Real McCoy's.
Unlike mass-produced sweatshirts, The Real McCoy's use different yarns across the layers of the fabric to achieve optimal finish, density, and comfort.
10oz Cotton Loopwheel Knit Fabric
Cotton Thread Construction
Made in Japan on Vintage Tsuriami-ki Machines
