Loopwheel Crewneck Sweatshirt - Milk Size:Large starting out noticeably stiff and

starting out noticeably stiff and requiring a few weeks of good wear to really break-in

while never losing the depth of color and variation from the leather's pull-up

for an unmistakable western flare

Double hidden gusset back

The washing involved in this process also softens the fabric considerably

Loopwheel Crewneck Sweatshirt - Milk Size:Large starting out noticeably stiff andSome of the very best sweatshirts in the world are made with loopwheeled fabric from Wakayama, Japan. 400 loopwheel knitting machines remain in Japan, with about 200 running at any time. Each machine can only produce about 12 meters a day roughly 8 sweatshirts worth. These machines were the standard from the 1920's until the 1960s when higher speed (and higher tension) knitting took over for the sake of efficiency at the cost of softness and comfort.