Wakayama Special Loopwheel Raglan Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Size:Large 400 loopwheel knitting machines remain

400 loopwheel knitting machines remain in Japan

Paraffin wax finish

and have been hunted for their meat and hides by indigenous Ainu people for centuries

changing from a more rigid fabric to something much more relaxed and draping

Wakayama Special Loopwheel Raglan Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Size:Large 400 loopwheel knitting machines remainOur love of loopwheels is no secret. Produced entirely on vintage machines, loopwheels are knit very, very slowly. The machines that produce our loopwheel fabric can knit about a half roll of fabric in a day, humming along at just 1 meter per hour. In comparison, a modern knitting machine can blast out about five full rolls a day, operating at roughly 10 times the speed of a loopwheeler. The fabrics created are anything but equal. The "slow and