Heavyweight Short Sleeve Tee in Bordeaux

Dubble Works T-shirt Warehouse & Co Thick Bordeaux

• Material: 100% cotton (Jersey)
• Weight: Thick, 9oz
• Fit: Boxy (loose and short)
• Color: Bordeaux
• Round neck with thick double stitched ribs
• Loopwheel and tubular construction
• Single stitch (sleeves and bottom)
• Made in Japan

Behind Dubble Works is one of the Japanese labels from the Osaka 5: Warehouse & Co. For decades, Dubble Works has been known for crafting sweatshirts and t-shirts. They use old circular knitting machines from the 1920s known as "loopwheel machines" to make their cotton jersey. During the manufacturing process, the yarn used for knitting is subjected to virtually no tension. It is also worth noting that only one or two threads can be used during the knitting, making the process slower, but resulting in a much softer and fluffier final product. Finally, unlike more modern machines, once finished, the t-shirt falls onto a cart that rotates with the machine. Thus, it falls naturally with gravity (without pulling, rolling, or being under tension). On average, it takes a whole day to knit enough fabric to make 10 to 15 t-shirts.

The benefits of loopwheel are: strength, flexibility, softness, and resistance to washing. Even though the jersey is heavy (9 oz), it quickly becomes apparent that the fabric is relatively soft and flexible. Boxy, the fit is loose and comfortable. The strength of the collar is appreciated, being quite wide with thick ribs and double stitched. A detail found on vintage t-shirts is the single stitch on the sleeves and the bottom of the t-shirt.

Here, Dubble Works offers this t-shirt in Bordeaux, in a very beautiful deep shade.