Loopwheeler
Tokyo sweatshirt brand founded in 1999 that makes all its sweatshirts in Japan from tsuriami fabric, knitted slowly on vintage loopwheel machines (tsuriamiki) kept running in Wakayama. via brand about page ↗
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Founded in 1999 by Satoshi Suzuki to keep Wakayama's old loopwheel knitting machines running. The brand names its knitting mills (Kanekichi Industries, Wada Meriyasu) and its sewing factory (Maruwa Textile's Aptimaluwa in Aomori), and says every step happens in Japan. Its own webshop ships to most EU countries (Bulgaria excluded), and orders since September 2025 ship duties-paid (DDP). Owned by Independent (founder Satoshi Suzuki).
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- 🇯🇵 Wakayama, Japanloopwheel (tsuriami) fabric knitted at Kanekichi Industries and Wada Meriyasuloopwheeler.jp ↗outside Europe
- 🇯🇵 Aomori, Japansewing and finishing at Aptimaluwa (Maruwa Textile Industry)loopwheeler.jp ↗outside Europe
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japanspecialised sewing at the brand's development studioloopwheeler.jp ↗outside Europe
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