John Smedley

My favourite knitwear is from that of John Smedley. Smedley have been designing and making quality knitwear in Matlock Derbyshire for over 220 years. Who better to trust to make a top fit well, sit well and look good for a long time. Further more, 98% of the garments produced by Smedley are 'Made in England'.

Smedley manufacture mostly 30 gauge, an ultra lightweight fine knit that is rarely produced by other manufacturers. Once knitted, the body panels and sleeves are linked together by hand, stitch for stitch, to create the impeccable neat seams which remain one of the hallmarks of luxury knitwear as we all know.

After knitting, the garments are scoured or washed using water from John Smedley's three local springs providing a very soft handle. Over 35 hand finish operations are employed with over 1 million stitches knitted in each garment and every joining stitch is linked together by hand to ensure seams are extremely comfortable.

If you're not familiar with John Smedley, i suggest you check them out.