Up for sale here is a hand woven sweater from the Chamula label. Chamula is run by the Meg Company, the same people that produce the Monitaly and Yuketen labels, and overseen by Yuki Matsuda. Where Monitaly and Yuketen are almost entirely made in the US, Chamula is exclusively produced in Mexico. They specialize in hand-made garments, particularly hand-knit sweaters and leather shoes. Aside from being entirely hand made, Chamula also incorporates a lot of traditional Mexican motifs into their designs.
This is a pullover sweater from Chamula, a model that is not currently in production. Body is a solid ivory with other little specs of color thrown in here and there. The neckline, waist and cuffs additionally have hand stitched brown yarns going around the to create a nice contrast. Material is 100% merino wool. Chamula reportedly only uses wool from sheep grazing in the Mexican mountains, using hand-spun merino yarns and hand dyeing them. Chamula knitwear is just about as close as you can get to a fully handmade garment.
Being merino wool, the fabric is nicely insulating and in no way itchy. A quality wool is naturally heat regulating, providing more insulation in colder weather and becoming more breathable in warmer weather. This is just about some of the best quality you can get, making this sweater a very good cold weather piece.
Chamula produces some truly excellent quality pieces, always in limited quantities and with limited availability. Still, they are well worth checking out if you haven’t already. These pieces retail at $550 and are well worth it for a fully hand made garment, but get it here in excellent shape and at the cheapest price around.
Size is unlabeled but fits between a medium and a large well, like a somewhat loose medium or a somewhat slim large. I measure the chest at 23” and length at 25”. Shoulders are raglan which makes exact measurements difficult, but I measure the shoulders at approx. 18” and sleeves at approx. 23”. The sweater comes in lightly used, very good shape. There is a bit of piling but no holes, tears or stains. Made in Mexico.
Shipping from Japan to everywhere will be $28.