Back Nep Himo Stand Neck

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100% COTTON

The design is based on the smog shirts worn by baseball groundskeepers, with gimmicks such as a strap around the collar to prevent rain and flaps to protect the pockets from dust and dirt. The shoulder lines and armholes are reinforced with double stitching.

Made of a dry cotton blend from the USA and Australia, using yarns spun in a way that creates neps by adjusting the machine when carding the raw cotton (a process to remove impurities and align the fibers in a certain direction). This is a very technical process, and it is difficult to get the neps to be strong or weak. On the other hand, it has a natural and rustic look. Since nep yarn is a weak yarn that breaks more easily than usual, delicate control is necessary when weaving. Therefore, we use an old-fashioned "rapier loom," which is capable of weaving with strength on weak yarns such as silk.