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Mittens

Dan English

Pagosa Springs, CO

Price

$95.00

About this piece

Made in the United States. Fabric made in the United States. Mittens that block weather, not just cold. Most mittens keep your hands warm but fail the moment weather shows up - wind cuts through, snow soaks in, or they're too bulky to use for anything but standing around. These are built with CORE CONSTRUCTION® - a woven membrane integrated into the fabric that blocks wind and sheds water. Combined with a warm fleece interior and SURFACE HARDENED™ Woven Wool reinforcements in high-wear zones....

About the artist

Dan English spent years in the outdoor industry watching brands ship production overseas and lose control of quality. In 2013 he moved to Pagosa Springs and started building a textile mill from scratch. Voormi's patented Core Construction — which weaves technical fibers directly into merino wool — was developed in-house because no existing mill could do it. The result is fabric that's warm like wool, abrasion-resistant like a softshell, and made entirely in Colorado.

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