THIS SWEATER WAS DESIGNED FLAT TO CREATE A CIRCLE. IN DOING SO THIS SWEATER HAS A SLIGHTLY OVERSIZED BUBBLED SHAPE TO THE BODY WITH CURVED BULBOUS SLEEVES WHICH DRAPE TO THE ARM. IT HAS A MINIMALIST SEAMLESS CUFF TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE SHAPE OF THE GARMENT. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE BEING ABLE TO BE A GREEN OR A WHITE SWEATER. 

SUSTAINABILITY:

THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS CIRCLE SWEATER IS UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON AND MADE IN THE USA. EACH SHIRT IS HAND DYED USING A DIP DYE METHOD. THE DYE USED TO COLOR THIS SHIRT IS A PLANT BASED NATURAL DYE MIXED WITH COPPER AND BLACK TEA.. THIS PIECE IS ADDITIONALLY DESIGNED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF MULTIPLE GARMENTS IN A WARDROBE LIMITING WASTE.  DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DYE, THE COLOR IN THIS GARMENT IS MEANT TO FADE OVER TIME CREATING A MORE INTIMATE AND PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE WEARER. ALL SCRAPS FROM THE CUTTING PROCESS OF THIS GARMENT WILL BE SAVED AND REUSED IN NEW DESIGNS. ALL PAPER SCRAPS USED TO CREATE PATTERNS FOR THIS GARMENT ARE ALSO SAVED TO BE REUSED AS PACKAGING.

MODEL IS 6’2”, 32” WAIST, 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS.

WEARING SIZE MEDIUM. 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 29” LENGTH, 38” SLEEVE LENGTH, 19” PIT TO PIT. 

FABRIC: 100% ORGANIC COTTON RIB KNIT

MANUFACTURING: 

HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT.  THEREFORE, THE TURTLENECK MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS TURTLENECK IS CUT AND IS SEWN IN KENT, OHIO BY A VERY SMALL TEAM OF SKILLED CRAFTS PEOPLE. AFTER THE GARMENT IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED, IT IS THEN HAND DYED WITH NATURAL DYES.

WASHING: DRY CLEAN/ HAND WASH ON COLD/ MACHINE WASH ON GENTLE/ HAND WASH SETTING

DRYING: DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING

THIS GARMENT IS MEANT TO BE WORN. MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME THIS GARMENT WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.