Balancer Half Zip Merino Wool Sweater

Black / M

$540.00 CAD

Balancer Half Zip Merino Wool Sweater

$540.00 CAD

ColourBlack

Size M L XL

MATERIAL

ROCKY MOUNTAIN MERINO WOOL

Article No. KN0M2

• 100% Merino Wool, spun & dyed in Japan
• Heavyweight 5-Gauge Rib Knit
• High Neck Single Layer Collar
• Zippered Chest Pocket
• Virtually Itch Free Yarn
• Hand Linked Finishing
• EXCELLA® Zip Fastening
• Made in Yamagata, Japan

The Balancer is half zip sweater made from 100% merino wool, drawn from sheep grazing the rugged, high altitude terrain of the Rocky Mountains, a climate harsh enough to produce a fiber that is at once delicate and long wearing. This yarn was engineered to feel virtually itch free and resist pilling, so the garment stays soft and true through seasons of wear.

Knit at a 5 gauge rib for warmth and body, the sweater carries a high neck, single layer collar for a streamlined and clean look. A zippered chest pocket sits neatly into the front. Each panel is joined by hand, a slow, deliberate stitch by stitch process that keeps seams flat and nearly invisible, a craft carried out by one artisan alone in the workshop. The result is a relaxed, straight cut silhouette that moves easily with the body, finished with an EXCELLA® zip at the neck and chest pocket for a polished touch.

Size	Chest (in.)	Shoulder (in.)	Sleeve (in.)	Length (in.)
S	21.25"	18"	22"	25.5"
M	22.5"	18.75”	22.75”	26.75”
L	23.75”	19.75”	23.75”	27.50”
XL	24.75”	20.75”	24.5”	28.75”
XXL	26”	21.75”	25.25”	30”

• Professional Dry Clean and Spot Clean
• Store Folded and Flat

WORKSHOP

Nestled in the mountains of Yamagata, Japan, this facility sits just steps from the Mogami River, drawing on its mineral-clear water for every stage of dyeing. It's a rare, fully integrated site, one of the few left where fiber is dyed and spun under a single roof, rather than passed between separate hands and borders. The methods are traditional, refined over generations, favoring patience over speed. What comes out is yarn defined by its origin.

MACHINERY

Raw fiber becomes yarn on vintage machinery from Toyoda and Suzuki, built in the 1950s and kept alive through decades of careful hands. These machines demand constant attention, maintained by artisans who understand their particular quirks, earned through age rather than engineered away. Spinning here is unhurried, turning raw wool into yarn one careful pass at a time.

MATERIAL

Rambouillet sheep raised on family farms across the Rocky Mountains produce this merino wool, their fleece dense and elastic from generations in the region's cold, high-altitude climate. The fiber is soft yet substantial, dense without losing its natural drape. That same fineness makes it prone to pilling, a natural trait that softens the fabric into a lived-in character over time.

HARDWEAR

Manufactured in Japan, the EXCELLA® closure system is engineered to tolerances that keep it smooth long after cheaper mechanisms catch or fail, the product of decades of refinement in slide mechanism and tooth geometry. It's treated as functional hardware worthy of the same rigor as the rest of the garment.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Each panel is linked by hand, loop drawn through loop, in a technique that takes an artisan up to five years to earn the right to perform. It is a slow, exacting rhythm that joins yarn to yarn until the seam all but disappears, the moment individual panels become a single garment. What results is not just a construction step but a quiet inheritance, patience made visible in every join.

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Proudly crafted across storied prefectures in Japan, each honored for a mastery of craft native to that region. FAIZ T.S. is defined by industrial pragmatism, material integrity, and honest craftsmanship.

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Balancer Half Zip Merino Wool Sweater

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