SAMPLE BLACK WOOL PUFFER JACKET

SAMPLE BLACK WOOL PUFFER JACKETTHE INTERIOR OF THIS REVERSIBLE ORGANIC QUILTED PUFFER JACKET IS MADE FROM 3 POUNDS OF WOOL BATTING NATURALLY COLORED FROM BLACK SHEEP. IT IS EMBROIDERED WITH A STRAIGHT STITCH MACHINE THAT FEATURES LINES WHICH ARE INSPIRED BY TOPOGRAPHIC ORGANIC LANDSCAPE MAPS. THIS HAND DRAWN PATTERN WORKS AROUND THE TWO CIRCLES USED TO WRAP THE BODY. THE PUFFER IS HEAVIER IN WEIGHT AS IT IS MEANT TO COMFORT AND GROUND THE WEARER AND PROTECT AGAINST COLDER CLIMATES.

THE INTERIOR OF THIS REVERSIBLE ORGANIC QUILTED PUFFER JACKET IS MADE FROM 3 POUNDS OF WOOL BATTING NATURALLY COLORED FROM BLACK SHEEP.  IT IS EMBROIDERED WITH A STRAIGHT STITCH MACHINE THAT FEATURES LINES WHICH ARE INSPIRED BY TOPOGRAPHIC ORGANIC LANDSCAPE MAPS. THIS HAND DRAWN PATTERN WORKS AROUND THE TWO CIRCLES USED TO WRAP THE BODY. THE PUFFER IS HEAVIER IN WEIGHT AS IT IS MEANT TO COMFORT AND GROUND THE WEARER AND PROTECT AGAINST COLDER CLIMATES. THE INTERIOR OF THIS JACKET CAN BE WORN ON ITS OWN AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT WAYS, SOME OF WHICH ARE PICTURED IN THE PRODUCT PHOTOS. THE SHELL OF THIS JACKET IS FULLY REVERSIBLE AS WELL AND IS MADE FROM SILK ORGANZA, WHICH CAN ALSO BE WORN NUMEROUS WAYS. 

SUSTAINABILITY:

THIS GARMENT FEATURES A WOOL BATTING INTERIOR AND SILK ORGANZA SHELL. THE SHELL IS HAND DYED USING A PLANT BASED NATURAL DYE MIXED WITH IRON AND TANNINS EXTRACTED FROM BOTANICALS INCLUDING LOGWOOD, CHESTNUT BARK AND BLACK TEA. ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DYE THE COLOR IN THIS GARMENT, IT 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 6’0”, 30” WAIST, 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS.

ONE SIZE FITS ALL. 35” WIDE, 90” WIDE, 30” SLEEVE LENGTH, 22” OPENING, 22” PIT TO PIT.

FABRIC:

INTERIOR: 100% WOOL BATTING 

INTERLINING: 100% COTTON

SHELL: 100% SILK ORGANZA

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

SILK SHELL DYE PROCESS: DIP DYED IN HOUSE WITH A PLANT-BASED DYE, MIXED WITH IRON AND TANNINS EXTRACTED FROM CHESTNUT BARK 

WASHING: DO NOT WASH. 

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