Production Status
Status as of 8 January 2026 --- Ralph
In short: ALL SYSTEMS GO! But never as fast as we would like because for us, processing raw wool into finished garments takes over a year, up to 30 or even 36 months.
Our own looms are overdue to go into actual production ... they will enable much faster weaving ... once we have them on line.
We are always working on more items. As of now, we are shipping and/or working on:
- Watch Caps and Neck Gaiters ... we're making more, but we have them all in stock, too
- HoodOraks ... first run shipping now, in an array of our Denim colors. More coming in about two months
- CPOs in our 100% Wool Denim. Finished some, more to come!
- Al's Anorak in MidWeight Lynx Pattern and MidWeight Drab Green shipping now first to fulfill pre-orders but we will have some left over. And there are some Anoraks available in other Fabrics and sizes, too. We'll make more in FullWeight Fabrics in the first few months of 2026
- Whipcord Shirts in Drab Green and Black shipping now, and we expect to make some more in 2026
- Blazers in Charcoal Denim shipping now. New product for us
- A run of Jeans coming in January but we completed the previous run last month and have a good inventory, now shipping
- More Chore Coats in Charcoal just completed
- Women's Chore Coats are in production for January 2026 ship. These are based on the South Shore Chore Coat, but the pattern has been modified for women. This first run in Charcoal and Moss Green Denim (yah, 100% Non-Superwashed Wool Denim ... exclusive to WeatherWool), plus a few in MidWeight Lynx Pattern
- We are about to go into production with the Denim Double Coat ... two complete layers of our own pure wool Denim
If you want something that is already in stock or that we are working on (the web page will state what is in production), please order online or by phone. If you want something not in production, please place a SHIP ASAP backorder (a reservation) by phone-call or email (+1 831-704-1776 to Ralph@WeatherWool.com). The NOTIFY button means we will notify you when we go into production, and you can reserve then.
Everything we do is based on our Fabric, which we make ourselves:
- Fabric Batch Innes-1 is in still in process but the very first yardage -- MidWeight Lynx Fabric MidWeight Drab Green Fabric and Drab Green Whipcord Fabric, has been completed. Al's Anoraks and Whipcord Shirts are already shipping, and Hooded Jackets too. Next Fabrics on the schedule are MidWeight Black, FullWeight Lynx, FullWeight Drab, FullWeight Black and some more Whipcord. Now that we are using our Heritage/LightWeight Fabric as a structural component of many of our garments, that Fabric is suddenly a lot more important to us, and can hold up production of most of our garments if we run out. Right now, we are diverting yarn from the Whipcord to make extra Heritage
- Fabric Batch 13 and Batch Innes-2 (Batch 14) are in the works ... greasy wool purchased and processing scheduled to begin soon, but I need to explore some new ideas!
Our Production Backstory page gives some more info about why we have been so low on inventory.
Something else ... some people may think our spotty inventory reflects a lack of commitment on our part. It's a natural enough assumption to make, I guess, but it's not the case. We are ready, willing, able and absolutely eager to commit enough time, energy and capital to make a great many garments -- and we are. But there is still very little American factory capacity to turn our very specialized raw wool into our very custom finished Fabric and garments. And it's routine that some sizes/Fabrics will be completely reserved before production is complete, so they never show as "In Stock Now". Also, as more people learn about us, we are increasing the size of our production runs, meaning we are making fewer different types of garments. But all our Partners are up and running, and the production situation is steadily improving.
Thank you for your patience and for working with us!