Notes from the cutting room
Journal
How our clothes are made, how to look after them and how to wear them. Written by the people who cut and sew them.
What you will find here
Short, practical pieces. Washing fleece so it does not pill, breaking in raw selvedge, choosing a size when you sit between two, and what happens in a Los Angeles sewing room between the bolt of cloth and the box at your door. New entries roughly once a month.
October 14, 2026
How to wash heavy fleece so it does not pill
Pilling is friction, not age. Four habits that keep 16 oz fleece smooth for years.
September 3, 2026
Breaking in raw selvedge: the first six months
What to expect from 14 oz unwashed denim, from the first soak to the first real fades.
August 12, 2026
Three ways to wear a hoodie under a coat
Proportions, colours and weights that make a hoodie and an overcoat look like they belong together.
July 22, 2026
What 8.5 ounces actually means
Fabric weight explained in plain numbers, and why we print it on every product page.
June 10, 2026
Re-waxing a waxed cotton jacket at home
Thirty minutes, a tin of wax and a hairdryer. How to bring the water resistance back once a year.
May 19, 2026
A weekend bag in six pieces
Two nights away with one small bag, and every piece works with every other.
April 14, 2026
A day in the sewing room
From a bolt of 16 oz fleece to a folded hoodie: one production day in Los Angeles.