2025.04.23

Focusing on the “Tompkins” Series that Incorporates Details from the 1960s of Healthknit

#Healthknit

#Made in America

#Tompkins

#sweatshirt

#hooded sweatshirt

#vintage fashion

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Founded by Edward J. Macmillan in Knoxville, Tennessee, the venerable American brand "Healthknit" has a history of 125 years. It started as a proprietary brand of the company Standard Knitting Mills.

Having maintained three policies of "QUALITY," "STYLES," and "COMFORT" since its inception, it has become a beloved T-shirt and cut-sew brand across the United States and the world after supplying products to the U.S. military.

This time, we will focus on the series made using a knitting machine called “Tompkins,” and Yoshiteru Harada from Healthknit Brands Co., Ltd. will introduce us to the items.

A Texture that Can Only Be Achieved with Tompkins

First, I would like to hear about Tompkins. This knitting machine has been around for quite some time, and it is still in operation at the factory contracted with Healthknit.

"We use an old-style knitting machine made in America, known as Tompkins, which has the major structural feature of knitting slowly from the bottom to the top, in contrast to typical knitting machines. The fabric knitted with this Tompkins features a soft, fluffy texture that fits the body without stress.