Yamauchi "Shrunk alpaca knit, collared pullover / CHARCOAL NAVY"
-Yamauchi / YAMAUCHI / Yamauchi-
24253 / Shrunken alpaca knit, pullover with collar
Color: CHARCOAL NAVY
SIZE:4
MATERIAL
Outer material – 100% alpaca (from Wakayama)
Made in Japan
{Shoulder width, chest circumference, length, sleeve length}
SIZE:4-48.0cm,112.0cm,68.0cm ,62.2cm
-Product description- (From Yamauchi's website)
This pullover has an in-cord lock design, giving the feeling of wearing a single piece of fabric.
The wing collar is also made from a single piece of fabric, and the thin, soft collar is beautiful and provides a stress-free wearing experience.
- Outer material description - Felted alpaca knit (produced in Wakayama)
Like the cashmere knit, the textile is from Morishita Meriyasu in Wakayama.
We have used carefully selected baby alpaca yarn from Fukaki Woolen Mills, which was founded in 1887, to create alpaca felted knitwear, just like our cashmere knitwear.
Alpaca fibers are thick and therefore prone to breaking, which means they tend to wrinkle when shrunk.
By using their craftsmanship to determine the method and time required for shrinking, a special knit was created after much trial and error.
While retaining the texture of alpaca, it is soft and smooth to the touch, and I really love the exquisite degree of felting.
This knit is neither too thick nor too thin, with an excellent balance that makes it perfect for wearing in the early autumn or as an inner layer in the winter.
-Incord Lock Series When sewing clothes with a sewing machine, a seam allowance is always necessary, and considering how to finish the seam allowance appropriately for each part is also very important when making clothes.
The way the seam is finished and the quality of the finished product can change the way the garment looks, so it is an excellent way to demonstrate the skill of the tailor.
Clothes are made up of many parts, and there are seam allowances wherever the parts join together.
There are a wide variety of different ways to finish the seam, but depending on the time and situation, the seam allowance may end up being thick or stiff, making it feel uncomfortable when worn.
To achieve a stress-free fit, it is only natural that one would think of eliminating the seams of clothing, and in recent years there have been many advances in this area, such as methods that glue rather than sew, or methods that use a continuous mesh like knitted items.
However, this in-cord lock specification is a method of achieving seamlessness through a completely new sewing method using existing sewing machines.
This method involves attaching a thin cord to the end of each part and then sewing the cord and body together using a small-stitch sewing machine.
When I first heard about it, I couldn't understand it at all, but when I visited the factory that produced this patented technology and saw it with my own eyes, I was truly moved and left speechless.
The incord lock is a completely different sewing method that was conceived of using sewing machines that were previously unavailable, and it is not just an interesting way to finish something, but a logical conclusion and a beautiful design.
This is not the result of technological innovation using new machinery, but rather a completely new sewing method based on the ideas of someone with a strong foundation in sewing techniques.
I feel that this is very similar to Yamauchi's concept of exploring how to propose new ideas using what is currently available, and I would like to continue proposing items using this sewing method in the future.