82% matchBeams Plus
Japanese reverence for vintage American knits and fabrics
What changes: Full head-to-toe range and Ivy tailoring rather than a knit specialist
Brand profile
Loop & Weft
Yamanashi-based Japanese label crafting heritage cotton knitwear and cut-and-sew tees on rare vintage Tompkins and loopwheel knitting machines.
YamanashiOrigin
UnisexFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Loop & Weft
Vintage knitting machines do the work
Fabrics are knitted on scarce old machinery — Tompkins circular knitters and tubular loopwheel frames — which is where the slubby, uneven texture comes from.
Knitwear only, developed season by season
The range stays inside cut-and-sew cotton: tees, striped sweatshirts, thermals and shawl-collar cardigans, with proprietary fabrics made new each season.
Mid-price for small-factory Japanese make
Sewing is done by shokunin at small factories in Yamanashi, and low-impact natural dyes mean color varies between pieces rather than matching exactly.
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82% match
72% matchBuck Mason
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What changes: Cheaper, larger-scale production without vintage loopwheel machinery
68% matchGitman Vintage
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Brand facts
Loop & Weft is a Japanese knitwear label founded in 2011 by Ryota Seguchi, who previously worked in production and sales for a denim brand. Based in Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, it specializes in cut-and-sew cotton goods knitted on scarce vintage machinery, including Tompkins circular knitters and tubular loopwheel frames. Proprietary fabrics are developed each season and sewn by shokunin at small local factories, yielding slubby tees, striped sweatshirts, thermals and shawl-collar cardigans. Low-impact natural dyes create organic color variation. Heritage specialist retailers worldwide stock the collections.
- Founded
- 2011
- Origin
- Yamanashi, Japan
- Price
- $$
- Typical prices
- Hoodies $118–$190
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Minimalist / Contemporary