OD+LW "Zakurozome" Natural Pomegranate Dyed After Hood Sweatshirt

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• 100% Cotton
• Japanese "Super Fluffy" sinker weave fabric
• Garment-dyed in naturally derived Pomegranate dye
• Cotton thread sewing construction
• Slim fit silhouette
• Attached hood
• Front and back V-neck construction
• Ribbed kangaroo pocket
• Single red stitching accent featured on right side seam
• 4 needle Flat Seam construction
• Washed fabric (to eliminate shrinkage)
• Vintage-inspired ribbed cuffs

With the discontinuation of the beloved Tompkins knit series after the single craftsman eligible to operate the knitting machine retired last year, there was a void in the Loop & Weft series that needed immediate attention. After countless visits and persistent communication with cotton jersey knit developers in Wakayama, a collaboration with a former hosiery factory began the process of reviving old Sinker knitting machines common to Japan in the 1970s.

While retaining the über fluffy hand feel and texture of the original Tompkins sweat fabric, the revived Sinker method creates a beautiful loop structure that optimizes the best that the vintage Sinker knitting machines have to offer. With the revival also came updated calibration to the half-a-century-old knitting machines, eliminating inconsistencies that were commonplace during that foregone era, yielding a balanced brushed fleece fabric. 

With a four-needle flat seamer machine commanding the construction throughout these sweatshirts, the seam construction coupled with the updated calibration of the knitting process provides a fabric and garment that will be equal parts durable while maintaining the original structure even after countless wears & washes. The process of production begins with a natural cotton jersey knit base, with each piece being dyed in 100% natural Pomegranate dye by hand. 

*Model is pictured wearing a size XL. He weighs 81kg (178 pounds) and is 177cm (5’8”) tall.

**As this is a garment-dyed piece, please note that this garment may stain other articles of clothing given the nature of the Pomegranate dye. This bleeding or transfer of color onto other garments can happen when it comes into contact, either directly or during the wash process. We would recommend washing this garment with similar colors.