Everything originates from the creation of the pattern and its transformation by our specialized knitters into an actual pattern, characterized by appropriate proportions that will define the lines and fit of the garment. A very complex process, which varies from yarn to yarn.
The design, with all the technical data prepared by the knitter, is handed over to a specialized technician to begin weaving the individual constituent parts of the knit. There is no limit to who designs a knitting garment, and all types of stitches can be made: shaved, links, braids, jacquard, inlays, etc.
This stage consists of transforming the yarn into a knitted garment. This process can be done manually - this is the case for small productions that are done on straight manual looms - or on electronic machines with computerized processes. It is at this stage that the tension of the yarn is decided based also on the coloring and fineness of the yarn.
This stage is also called "machine hand linking" because the manual input to the garment stitching is crucial. Knitting cloths are assembled using "circular stitching" machines. These machines have a crown of needles that vary from thinner to thicker, depending on the fineness of the knit. Each piece of jersey is manually threaded one by one through each needle and then stitched with the same thread of which the knit is made, using a through needle that simulates the hand darning technique. This operation is repeated for each part of the knit to be assembled, so sleeves, sides, shoulders, including the ruffles of the neck, cuffs and those of the bottom.
Following the link stitching, in the crucial parts of the assembly, namely the collar, cuff, knit bottom, and under sleeve, the knit is finished with stitches necessarily done by hand with the same yarn as the knit.
This is one of the fundamental stages in the production of each FIORONI CASHMERE garment. It is at this time that we decide on the look we want to give each one. After manual pre-stretching, which prevents creases and marks from forming, all our knits are washed with Lake Trasimeno water, whose mineral characteristics give them a unique look and softness. We apply different types of washing, which vary according to the yarn used, the fineness of the knit and the color itself.
Each garment, after fulling and undergoes additional manual pre-pressing to verify actual measurements.
Over the years, the skillful ability to make garments, which combine, with knitwear alone, fine leathers such as suede, deer, crocodile, or pure cashmere, virgin wool, and alpaca fabrics, has been perfected to the highest level of excellence.
In addition to buttonhole embroidery and button hanging, each and every Fioroni garment is made unique by a distinctive mark, manually applied to the knit: a cashmere thread in a contrasting color that closes all seams and the label to enhance the value of purely handcrafted workmanship.
The last check is made by placing the shirt on a lighted dummy so that experienced eyes and hands can detect even the smallest imperfection.
This intervention, through manual ironing with a steam iron, succeeds in fixing the garment in its structure and especially in its final measurements.
