Notes on making and keeping

Essays on cloth, repair and the arithmetic of buying less. Published when we have something worth saying.

Philosophy

June 12, 2026

The Case for Fewer, Better Things

We ran the numbers on a decade of wear. The expensive coat was the cheap one.

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Philosophy

June 12, 2026

The Case for Fewer, Better Things

We ran the numbers on a decade of wear. The expensive coat was the cheap one.

Read the essay

Earlier entries

Craft

8 min read

Inside the Mill: Making the Halden

Three days in Biella, watching two faces of wool become one piece of cloth.

Craft

8 min read

Inside the Mill: Making the Halden

Three days in Biella, watching two faces of wool become one piece of cloth.

Care

4 min read

How to Care for Cashmere

Wash it more, dry-clean it less, and stop hanging your knits. A short, opinionated guide.

Care

4 min read

How to Care for Cashmere

Wash it more, dry-clean it less, and stop hanging your knits. A short, opinionated guide.

Style

5 min read

A Winter Palette in Four Tones

Oat, bone, moss and smoke — and the reason we keep coming back to them.

Style

5 min read

A Winter Palette in Four Tones

Oat, bone, moss and smoke — and the reason we keep coming back to them.

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Notes on making and keeping

The Case for Fewer, Better Things

The Case for Fewer, Better Things

Earlier entries

Inside the Mill: Making the Halden

Inside the Mill: Making the Halden

How to Care for Cashmere

How to Care for Cashmere

A Winter Palette in Four Tones

A Winter Palette in Four Tones