The Edmore Half Zip Sweatshirt in Cypress and Black from Carhartt WIP, made from a midweight brushed polyester fleece in a balloon fit with dropped shoulders and ribbed cuffs, with a zipped high neck and two zipped welt pockets, listed at 95 GBP and in stock in three of four sizes. It is worth beginning with a single figure, because this run has been asking for one for a hundred batches and this garment has it. It is worth then stating the figure, which is 6.8 ounces. It is worth then stating where it is, which is the fourth tab, the one nobody reads. It is worth then stating what the run has been asking every house for, which is a fabric weight, and it is worth then stating what unit it has been asking for, which is grams per square metre. It is worth then stating what unit this is, which is ounces. It is worth then stating what the run should now do, which is ask for both. It is worth then stating the second thing on this page, which is that the prose says midweight and now there is a number to check it against. The reference is the Edmore Half Zip Sweatshirt. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable fleece on OEM and ODM terms, from fabric and trim development to retail or FBA ready packing. We publish this as a development reference and build your own version of it, and we do not supply the branded original or reproduce anyone else's label.
Key Features
- A fabric weight: 6.8 ounces, the second in this run and the second in ounces. See the note below
- The weight word can now be checked against a weight number, for the first time. See the note below
- The detail is in the buried tab again, the second batch in a row. See the note below
- Nine inches of ease at every size, and the fit holds across the range. See the note below
- Every row is uniform, chest one inch, sleeve a quarter, length a half. See the note below
- A balloon fit, defined on the page in one sentence, the first fit word this run has seen defined. See the note below
- The style code ends in XX, the same as its sibling, so XX is a field and its value is empty. See the note below
Customisable Options
- Fleece: a brushed polyester fleece to the reference with the weight stated in ounces per square yard and grams per square metre, or a heavier fleece with both stated, or a recycled polyester fleece with the certifier and licence number given, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Fit: a balloon fit to the reference with the ease published for every size and the dropped shoulder stated as a measurement, or a regular fit with the ease published, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Neck: a funnel neck to the reference with the neck height and opening given, or a ribbed collar with the height given, each quoted separately
- Pockets: two zipped welt pockets to the reference with the dimensions and zip length stated, or open welt pockets, each quoted separately
- Grading: one grade per row checked row by row, with the chart columns matched to the sizes on offer. See the note below
- Composition with every share stated and summing to one hundred, the fabric weight in ounces per square yard and grams per square metre, chest with the flat or round method stated, sleeve length with the sleeve type and measurement point stated, the back length with the measurement point stated, shoulder width with the dropped shoulder stated as a measurement, the neck height and opening, the cuff opening relaxed and stretched, the pocket count, dimensions and zip length, an order of preference for cleaning with the temperature as a number, a drying method and not only a prohibition, storage guidance, shrinkage figures for both length and width, a pilling grade tested after a stated number of cycles, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, abrasion resistance tested and published, a stock line for every size, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Balloon fit half zip fleece sweatshirt with a funnel neck, dropped shoulders, ribbed cuffs and two zipped welt pockets |
| Reference | Carhartt WIP, Edmore Half Zip Sweatshirt, colour Cypress and Black, sizes XS to L |
| Unit | Inches, throughout, and the centimetre test does not take on any row |
| Composition | 100% Polyester, as stated in a tab, and polyester fleece in a second tab |
| Composition Places | Three, and the fibre agrees in all three |
| Prose Against Specification | None, and there is one fibre. See the note below |
| Fabric Weight | 6.8 oz, as stated in the fourth tab. See the note below |
| Fabric Weight In Grams | About 230 grams per square metre, by conversion. See the note below |
| Weight Word | Midweight, in the prose, and now checkable against a number. See the note below |
| Weight Where | The fourth tab, and the headline tabs say only polyester. See the note below |
| Yarn Count | Not stated |
| Certification | None named |
| Fit Word | Balloon, as stated in the prose and not in the bullets |
| Fit Word Defined | Yes, in one sentence: looser and boxier, with dropped shoulders and ribbed cuffs. See the note below |
| Fit Word Measured | About 9 in of ease at the chest, at every size. See the note below |
| Sizes Offered | XS, S, M and L, four sizes, and three of the four in stock |
| Sizes In Stock | XS, S and M, and the L is sold out |
| Size Run | XS to L, the first garment in this run with an XS. See the note below |
| Chart Columns | Five, against four sizes on offer, and the extra column is at the large end. See the note below |
| Column Not Sold | XL, with figures and no listing, and the extra column is at the other end from every earlier case. See the note below |
| Size Conversion | Not stated, the sizes given as letters only |
| Model | Not given |
| Chest | Pit to pit 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in, or 44 to 52 in around |
| Chest Grading | 1 in per size, four times, a perfect series |
| Ease at the Chest | About 9 in at every size, and the fit holds. See the note below |
| Ease Drift | Zero, and the formula gives zero. See the note below |
| Design Rule | The half chest grade equals half the body grade, one inch here, and the fit holds. See the note below |
| Waist | Not measured |
| Shoulder | Dropped, as stated, with no shoulder width and no drop measurement given |
| Sleeve | 23.25, 23.5, 23.75, 24 and 24.25 in, and the steps are a uniform quarter inch |
| Sleeve Ladder | A perfect quarter inch over five sizes, the second in this run. See the note below |
| Sleeve Row Label | Sleeve length, with no sleeve type and no measurement point stated |
| Total Length | 25.5, 26, 26.5, 27 and 27.5 in, and the steps are a uniform half inch |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Ladder Uniformity | Every row is uniform, the first garment in this run with no broken row. See the note below |
| Grade Ratio | Chest 1, sleeve 0.25, length 0.5, so 4 to 1 to 2, and all three are clean |
| Neck | Funnel neck in the bullets and zipped high neck in the prose, two names for one feature. See the note below |
| Closure | Zip, as stated, with no zip length given |
| Pockets | Two zipped welt pockets in the prose and two front pockets in the bullets, with no dimensions given. See the note below |
| Cuffs | Ribbed, as stated, with no opening and no rib depth given |
| Care | Machine wash at 30 and do not tumble dry, as stated |
| Washing Temperature | 30, as a number |
| Ironing | Not stated, unlike the sibling from another house in this batch |
| Drying | A prohibition and not a method, so the run counts it as neither |
| Storage | Not stated |
| Bullet List | Five, and no fit word among them, which breaks the house's own pattern. See the note below |
| Measurements Published | Chest pit to pit, total length and sleeve length for five sizes against four on offer |
| Photographs | Five, and the file name carries an underscore where every other garment uses a hyphen. See the note below |
| Production | Made in Myanmar as stated, the fifth country in three batches. See the note below |
| Style Number | I037137 - 00P.XX, as stated, and the same shape as its sibling. See the note below |
| Code Compared | The sibling is I035394 - 3ZA.XX, so XX is a field, and its value is empty. See the note below |
| Decoder | The middle field is not a colour on this house, so the decoder fails here. See the note below |
| Reference Retail | 95 GBP as listed, the least expensive in this batch, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under sweatshirts |
| Occasion | Everyday, layering, weekends, autumn and winter |
| MOQ | 100 pcs per style per colourway, mixed sizes and colourways accepted |
| Sampling | 7-10 days after tech pack or reference sample confirmation |
| Bulk Lead Time | 20-30 days after sample approval and deposit |
| Service | OEM / DDM / private label, polyester, recycled polyester and cotton faced fleece sourcing with the weight stated in ounces per square yard and grams per square metre, the certifier and licence number given for any recycled claim, balloon, relaxed and regular fit development with the ease published for every size and the dropped shoulder given as a measurement, funnel neck, high neck and ribbed collar development with the neck height and opening published, half zip and full zip development with the zip length stated, welt and patch pocket development with the dimensions and zip length published, chest grading set to half the body grade if the fit is to hold across the range, chart columns matched to the sizes on offer with every row checked separately, an order of preference for cleaning with the temperature as a number, a drying method and not only a prohibition, storage guidance, shrinkage measured in both directions and published, a pilling grade tested after a stated number of cycles, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, abrasion resistance tested and published, a stock line for every size, size set including XS, colour development, private label and care labelling, retail or FBA ready packing |
Size Chart as Published by the Reference
| Size | Chest Pit To Pit (inches) | Total Length (inches) | Sleeve Length (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 22 in | 25.5 in | 23.25 in |
| S | 23 in | 26 in | 23.5 in |
| M | 24 in | 26.5 in | 23.75 in |
| L | 25 in | 27 in | 24 in |
The chest figures are flat half measures, doubling to 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 in around. Against bodies of roughly 35 to 41 in at the chest, the ease is about 9 in at every size, and it does not move. Note why: the chest grades one inch and the body grades two, so twice one minus two is zero, and note that this is the second garment in this run to hold its fit and the second with a one inch chest grade. Note the row grades, which are one inch at the chest, a quarter inch at the sleeve and a half inch at the length, and note that all three are perfectly uniform, so this is the first chart in this run with no broken row anywhere. Note the column count, which is five against four sizes on offer, and note which end the extra column is at: the large end, where every earlier case had it at the small end. Note that the run's own body table starts at its small, so an XS had nowhere to sit until this table was shifted down one step. Our proposal below publishes the fabric weight in both units, the shoulder drop as a measurement, the measurement points, and a drying method and storage guidance.
Our Proposed Body Chart
| Size | Body Bust | Sleeve | Body Waist | Body Hips | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 35 in / 89 cm | 59 cm | 29 in / 74 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 65 cm / 25.6 in | Our proposal |
| S | 37 in / 94 cm | 60 cm | 31 in / 79 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 67 cm / 26.4 in | Our proposal |
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 61 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 69 cm / 27.2 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 62 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 71 cm / 28 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits everyday wear, layering, weekends and autumn and winter. A half zip fleece with a high neck goes over a tee and under a coat, and dropped shoulders keep it easy through the body.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements for five sizes, states one fibre with a share and states it in three places that agree, gives a fabric weight in ounces, names its fit and defines it, names its neck, closure, pockets and cuffs, gives two care instructions including a washing temperature as a number, names its country, carries five bullets and five photographs, and gives a style number. It gives no yarn count, no fabric weight in grams per square metre although it gives it in ounces, no certification, no shoulder width and no drop measurement although it says dropped shoulders, no waist, no sleeve type, no sleeve or length measurement point, no neck height or opening, no zip length, no pocket dimensions, no cuff opening, no ironing instruction, no drying method and only a prohibition, no storage guidance, no second cleaning method, no model, no size conversion, no shrinkage figure, no pilling grade and no colour fastness figure, no statement of whether any figure is flat or round, and its chart carries a column for a size that is not sold. Three things follow: the weight ladder has its first mark; the buried tab is where the detail lives, twice in two batches; and every row of this chart is uniform, which the run has not seen before.
Six point eight, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying what the run has been asking for. It is worth then stating what it has asked every garment for, which is a fabric weight, and it is worth then stating the unit it has asked for, which is grams per square metre. It is worth then stating what this garment gives, which is six point eight ounces, and it is worth then stating what that is, which is about two hundred and thirty grams per square metre. It is worth then stating how many weights the run has now been given in this whole run, which is two, and it is worth then stating what both have in common, which is that they are in ounces and they are from the same house. It is worth then stating what that should change: the run has been asking for one unit and the one house that answers uses another, so it should ask for both. It is worth then stating what the number buys, which is the first check of a weight word in this run. It is worth then stating the word, which is midweight, and it is worth then stating where the word is, which is the prose, and it is worth then stating where the number is, which is the fourth tab. It is worth then stating what the run concluded one batch ago, which is that a weight ladder exists with rungs and no marks, and it is worth then stating what it has now, which is one mark. It is worth then stating where the mark sits, which is on the middle rung.
Nine, and that is the second thing, and it is worth saying what the run has found about fit words. It is worth then stating what it found two batches ago, which is that a fit word and a measurement are independent, and it is worth then stating the evidence, which was regular measuring anywhere from one point eight to seven inches. It is worth then stating what this page says, which is balloon, and it is worth then stating what balloon measures, which is nine inches at every size. It is worth then stating the third thing this page does, which no other page in this run has done: it defines the word. It is worth then stating the definition, which is looser and boxier, with dropped shoulders and ribbed cuffs, and it is worth then stating how long it is, which is one sentence. It is worth then stating what the run should now require of a fit word, which is a definition, or a number, or preferably both, and it is worth then stating that this page supplies one of the two. It is worth then stating what the run should do with its independence claim, which is qualify it: a generic word like regular does not predict the measurement, and a specific shape word like balloon or tapered might. It is worth then stating the last thing, which is the chart, and it is worth stating that all three rows are uniform. It is worth then stating how rare that is, which is that this is the first chart in the run with no broken row, and it is worth then stating what the run should do with that, which is record it as a success and not only as an absence of a failure.
Optional upgrades include the fabric weight in grams per square metre alongside the ounces, the yarn count, the shoulder width and the drop as a measurement, the sleeve type and measurement point, the length measurement point, the neck height and opening, the zip length, the pocket dimensions and zip length, the cuff opening relaxed and stretched, an ironing instruction, a drying method and not only a prohibition, storage guidance, the chart columns matched to the sizes on offer, a size conversion, shrinkage figures for both length and width, a pilling grade tested after a stated number of cycles, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, abrasion resistance tested and published, recycled polyester and cotton faced fleece options with certification, heavier and lighter fleece options, further colourways, size set, private label and care labelling.
Pre-production sample approval, in-line inspection during cutting and sewing, and a final AQL inspection before packing, with measurement reports and photos shared before shipment.
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