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I have a red Made in Scotland tag that is believed to be bought around 1970s or 80s and a green Made in Scotland tag bought around 2010.
 

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I’ve had a few sweaters that were unbearably itchy that I passed on. I also have a scarf that’s a much softer (cashmere?) blend. And, I have a sulfur dyed cotton 1A from their collab with Allevol. I’m afraid I don’t know any more.
 

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Also, @Regg Shetland and Pure New Wool tend to be very itchy. Not sure what the Aran or Donegal mixes are like.
 

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I decided to block my black indigo 1A because the sleeves were always a little short on me. This thing must have been over dyed because I rinsed it three times and the water was still ink black :oops:
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I decided to block my black indigo 1A because the sleeves were always a little short on me. This thing must have been over dyed because I rinsed it three times and the water was still ink black :oops:

Did the color transfer to other clothes prior to washing? I just picked up a 3A in the black color.
 

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Did the color transfer to other clothes prior to washing? I just picked up a 3A in the black color.
Yes, for sure. I mostly just wore a black tee or turtleneck under it for this reason. Even after soaking the sweater, it still transfers a ton of dye to my hands. I feel like I should rinse it several more times, but it’s too cold to let it air dry and drip outside.
 

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In reading through past posts, just saw that Inverallans are now made in India?! The one I just got from Clutch Cafe listed as Made in Scotland but the tag no longer says that. Tempted to return...
 

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I would wait and see what your tag says. I know Clutch Cafe has had some of those cotton Inverallans for a while so they might have been made in Scotland. Mine was.
 

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I would wait and see what your tag says. I know Clutch Cafe has had some of those cotton Inverallans for a while so they might have been made in Scotland. Mine was.
mine is indeed knitted in India. seems like a lot of $$ for a sweater knitted in India. besides the bleeding of the dye, will the fact that it's cotton mean it will stretch out a bit?
 

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mine is indeed knitted in India. seems like a lot of $$ for a sweater knitted in India. besides the bleeding of the dye, will the fact that it's cotton mean it will stretch out a bit?
That’s too bad. Mine is knitted so tightly that it’s unlikely to stretch much. I didn’t get much movement when blocking the sweater while wet.

I wonder if any Inverallans are knitted in Scotland these days.
 

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I asked Shannon at Inverallan about that a few years ago. She said that all the wool is still sourced from Scotland, but they are indeed knit in India. I don't have an issue with this, because I still think they have extremely talented people knitting for them. Whether they live in India or Scotland is of little concern to me.

I looked into the history of their labor a while back, and from what I remember they had to start outsourcing the knitting because the UK made changes to the labor laws surrounding hourly pay. To keep making them in the UK would be prohibitively expensive, so they got around it by outsourcing. Goes to show how the true cost of these garments would be much higher if not for underpaying workers in another country.

Trouble is that I don't know if there's anyone else that making hand-knit stuff anywhere near as thick as Inverallan. They're the best cable-knits that I've personally seen.
 

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My only problem I guess is that a brand new Inverallan I got has a split seam at the raglan area and I haven't found a way to get a fix. It'll cost me or someone money. I can't believe, more than anything, no one checked that before sending it overseas. I have two other Inverallans that are great, but that still gives 33% odds I'll get a dud. Not sure what to do there. I do know people that can fix it at least but that could take some time.
 

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Not sure why people are still surprised about this. They stopped knitting in Scotland nearly two decades ago, and people have been expressing shock in this thread since 2013.

 

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