Cashmere Sweater Hierarchy

[Iskander]

i'd go with the US for top knitwear source

I honestly can't even think of a top US knitwear maker, so I'd be curious as well, not strictly as a consumer, but as someone interested in the clothing industry at large.

 

[Njen]

Hi! This description is making me a bit confused - 5 gauge, 1,5 ply… would you say that this shirt has a quality that matches the price tag (approximately €240, although the site sells it for €570 to buyers with no membership in their club). Thanks !

 

[Rowyourboat]

Hi! This description is making me a bit confused - 5 gauge, 1,5 ply… would you say that this shirt has a quality that matches the price tag (approximately €240, although the site sells it for €570 to buyers with no membership in their club). Thanks !

Hard to say because quality depends on:
* quality of yarns
* quality of construction / expertise of maker
* Any treatments/care of garment, how much they wash it, etc.
* What it means to you i.e. some very fine fabrics are just not as durable under the elements or under heavy wear.

Never heard of this site, but Artwell is a large manufacturer of yarns. 5 gauge, 1.5 ply would mean it's a thick, loosely knitted sweater. At that price it's unlikely to be really high quality; kind of appears to be J-Crew tier i.e. good for a season but will pill and not age well.

 

[ppk]

what a consumerist response . no . i have no interest in recommending brands .

Wanting to understand the rationale for your claim is not consumerist, but you do you.

 

[double00]

Wanting to understand the rationale for your claim is not consumerist, but you do you.

asking for brands to prove rationale of national craft or technical prowess is patently consumerist . see below .

I honestly can't even think of a top US knitwear maker, so I'd be curious as well, not strictly as a consumer, but as someone interested in the clothing industry at large.

most of what gets posted in this threak is machine knit . if that is the basis for your understanding of 'maker' i'd point out that hand knitting is honest folk craft made dumb by machine logic . that's why in this thread people fawn over closeups of decreases . I have zero interest in feeding that nonsense .

 

[tobiasfunke19]

asking for brands to prove rationale of national craft or technical prowess is patently consumerist . see below .



most of what gets posted in this threak is machine knit . if that is the basis for your understanding of 'maker' i'd point out that hand knitting is honest folk craft made dumb by machine logic . that's why in this thread people fawn over closeups of decreases . I have zero interest in feeding that nonsense .

have you heard of DBAT?

 

[Iskander]

that's why in this thread people fawn over closeups of decreases . I have zero interest in feeding that nonsense .

I don't even know what that is lol. I am just honestly interested in the craft and if I am going to buy a sweater in the future and can support someone still involved in a dying craft like handknitting, all the better.
Kind of seems like you're being needlessly belligerent.

 

[double00]

I don't even know what that is lol. I am just honestly interested in the craft and if I am going to buy a sweater in the future and can support someone still involved in a dying craft like handknitting, all the better.
Kind of seems like you're being needlessly belligerent.

if you were honestly interested in the craft you'd learn it ( or at least learn about it ) instead you ask for brand recos .

there are 40 million handknitters in the US alone . 'dying craft' lmao .

also : lmao belligerent I answered a question and then declined to draw a brand map

 

[double00]

have you heard of DBAT?

no what is dbat

 

[Rowyourboat]

So what's an example of a knitter you like that we could buy a sweater from. I personally don't want to learn knitting but I'm happy to support someone expert who makes good clothes.

 

[double00]

So what's an example of a knitter you like that we could buy a sweater from.

no .

I personally don't want to learn knitting but I'm happy to support someone expert who makes good clothes.

I know you don't want to but you should spend an hour or two to learn . it will inform your taste and you will still be happy to support someone expert who makes good clothes .

 

[epsilon22]

I think I should start looking into growing my own sheep too.

 

[double00]

I think I should start looking into growing my own sheep too.

either that or keep asking strangers on the internet what sweater brand to buy on the internet

 

[double00]

so , I buy pottery . I buy it retail , I buy secondhand , and I buy it from the source .

i've never thrown a pot in my life . never will .

I prefer wood-fired studio stoneware . I pay money to acquire it . I know exactly what I am buying .

what am I missing here ? or are we just uneducated moneyed hicks ?

what do you think you are buying from say WL ? why is it worthwhile ?

 

[double00]

anyways . this is a sad threak at least compared to what it could be tbh . cashmere smh .