TYPE 490 FLOOR SHIRT
The Floor shirt is an edited interpretation of a factory overshirt, with large hand pockets and wide sleeves. The stitching at the shoulders appears to make a traditional seamed split yoke, but in fact it shows how the front and back panels overlap, forming a double thickness at the shoulders without any additional seams.
TYPE 493 SHORT SLEEVE BENCH SHIRT
The short sleeved Bench shirt is an edited interpretation of a draught-maker’s shirt, with a single breast pocket and open short sleeves.
WEAVER'S STOCK TYPE WS420 FRENCH SEAMED TAIL SHIRT
Weaver’s Stock shirts are made using deadstock fabrics from British weaving mills, sewn in a small factory in the Midlands. These shirts are single-needle sewn with french seams, and are cut with scooped tails.
TYPE 492 LONG SLEEVE BENCH SHIRT
The long sleeved Bench shirt is an edited interpretation of a draught-maker’s shirt, with a single breast pocket and pleated cuffs.
TYPE 473 LONG SLEEVE SACK SHIRT
The Sack shirt is cut very wide and loose in the body, pulled in to a standard fitted shoulder width with deep pleats at the front and back.The cutting is adapted from an early 20th Century nurse’s shirt, and the large pockets sit inside the space created by the pleats over the side seam splits.
TYPE 827 DRAWN KNITTED HAT
The Drawn Knitted hat is constructed as a tube, then pulled together with a drawthread at the top, and hand sewn together, forming a gathered top with only one seam.
TYPE 747 ROWER'S CARDIGAN
The Rower’s cardigan is knit as a simple crew neck pullover, cut down the centre and fastened with a button placket.The panels are hand framed and fully fashioned, and the garment is finished by hand.
TYPE 748 ROWER'S SLIPOVER CARDIGAN
The Rower’s slipover is knit as a simple crew neck sleeveless pullover, cut down the centre and fastened with a button placket.The panels are hand framed and fully fashioned, and the garment is finished by hand.
TYPE 749 CREW NECK CARDIGAN-STITCH SLIPOVER
The crew neck Cardigan-Stitch Slipover is knit as a simple crew neck sleeveless pullover, in a ribbed 'cardigan stitch'. The panels are hand framed and fully fashioned, and the garment is finished by hand.
TYPE 133 BIAS CUT TREWS
Bias cut trews are based on early trousers, which replaced knee-britches worn with knitted hose as practical leg coverings for men. They are cut entirely on the bias, so they will stretch around the knee and seat, shaping to fit the wearer over time.
TYPE 140 CROSS CUT TREWS SHORTS
Cross Cut Trews Shorts are cut with a long side dart, but no side seam, so the fabric joins up all around the outside of the hem. The fabric is cut sideways across the leg, and the seat is fitted with long darts rather than a yoke.
TYPE 893 NARROW SCARF
Narrow Scarves are knitted across the full width of the knitting machine, in less courses than a blanket scarf.
