Hello, welcome to the Making of Batch No.18. This page will be updated every few weeks until we deliver your jacket.
Week beg. 16th September 2024 - Dyeing Navy & Climpson Brown
This week we're sharing the process of dying jackets Navy and Climpson brown. Press play on the following two videos to see inside the dye house in Northern Portugal.
Week beg. 9th September 2024 - Dyeing Olive Green
With the first jackets entirely sewn, we're ready to start the dye process, and first in is Olive Green Watch the video below to see our first jackets to be dyed.
Week beg. 2nd September 2024 - Sewing Continues
Our factory are back after their summer break and raring to go, to get your chore jacket to you. Press play on the video below to see jackets really coming together, and temporary buttons being sewn on to keep jackets closed during the dye process. Don't worry, they'll be removed (and later, reused) before the final buttons get sewn on in a few weeks time.
Week beg. 18th August 2024 - Sewing Continues & Collar Embroidery
Press play below to see the zig-zag under collar stitching, followed by construction of the jacket in it's entirety, not long now until your jacket is ready to be dyed!
Week beg. 29th July 2024 - Sewing has begun
Press play on the video below to see early stage preparations underway, from labels being sewn in, pockets top stitched, shoulder seams coming together and cuffs being hemmed.
Week beg. 8th July 2024 - Your Corozo Nut Buttons
We started making the Corozo nut buttons for your jacket over 15 years ago. Well, that’s when the Tagua Palm tree was planted, and only after 15 years do they start to produce Corozo nuts. The female trees produce mocochas (big spikey husks) which drop naturally from the tree like a coconut. The husks contain enough valuable Corozo nuts, to make thousands of buttons. Once collected the nuts are laid out to dry in the sun, before processing into button blanks. Blanks are quite literally blank disks of white nut, from which many styles and sizes of button can be cut. Every nut is cut into slices. The smaller slices destined to become tiny buttons used on shirts, and the biggest and most valuable blanks will become large coat buttons. Next, the blanks are sent to Andrea & David, Lise & Steve at Courtney & Co in the UK, ready to be made into your buttons. The first stage is taking the blank and ‘turning’ it, which means using machinery to carve the top & bottom sides of the button into the right style & size. Once turned, Lise dyes every button herself, carefully matching them to the samples we made together during the design phase of Batch No.18.
Week beg. 3rd June 2024 - Your Fabric being made
Here's a glimpse into the fabric mill who made your French cotton twill for your Five Year Anniversary Chore Jacket...
Week beg. 27th May 2024 - Your Jacket being cut
It is time for a glimpse into the factory in Northern Portugal, to see the French cotton twill being cut. You'll notice that all of our fabric is white. That's because we cut and sew jackets before we dye, using a technique called garment dying which creates a beautifully soft and characterful jacket. More on that next week!
Week beg. 20th May 2024 - Your Labels being woven
Press play on the video below to see your limited edition labels being woven just down the road from our factory in Northern Portugal.
After they're woven, the labels are cut. This machine has got to be one of the most satisfying to watch.
A Big Note of Thanks
Welcome to the behind the scenes of Batch No.18.
Thank you so much for your order, we are very proud to be making for you.
Over the next few months we're going to show you what goes into making your jacket, from beginning to end. As well as some little extras. We'll aim to update this page every Friday, to show you what's been happening each week along the way until it's ready to send.
If there's anything you'd like to see more of along the way, please just ask, and we'll see what we can do.
