DUBBLEWORKS / Heavyweight Short Sleeve Tee Off White

Dubble Works Off White Thick T-shirt

• 100% cotton / 9oz
• Straight fit
• Round neck with double stitching
• "Loopwheel" tubular construction
• Reinforced simple seams
• Made in Japan

Dubble Works was created over 10 years ago by the Japanese label Warehouse & Co. and is now under the direction of Sankei Meriyasu. Historically, it is a knitwear company founded in 1926, known for manufacturing very high-quality sweatshirts and t-shirts. Indeed, to make their cotton jerseys, they primarily use old circular loom machines from the 1920s called "loopwheelers".

To create this piece, Dubble Works chose another industrial machine, also old and circular, called "Standwheeler", designed and initially created in Wakayama, Japan. Rare and difficult to handle, only a handful of artisans are capable of operating it. The cotton jersey produced by the Standwheelers is very different from the classic loopwheel t-shirts. Indeed, these machines allow for spinning a much thicker yarn than the norm. This results in a fabric that is both thick and robust yet still breathable. Additionally, the Japanese label incorporates shorter fibers from offcuts following the combing process into the weave. This addition creates texture and irregularity. It is the Raffy yarn, historically the first made from recycled cotton.