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Shelves of yarn cones in oat, sage, cocoa and oxblood at a family knitwear mill

Six family mills,one hour from Porto

Every Halcy piece is made by one of six family businesses in northern Portugal. We have worked with most of them since our first season, and we visit every one each month.

Who makes what

Small runs, fair pay and nothing flown in. The mill that makes a piece is named on its label.

  1. Malhas VilarBarcelosMerino-cotton and lambswool knitwearSince 1974 · 38 people · Second generation
  2. Fiação CoutoGuimarãesOrganic loopback and jerseySince 1961 · 52 people · Third generation
  3. Tecelagem BritoVila Nova de FamalicãoPoplin, oxford and brushed cotton shirtsSince 1983 · 24 people · Second generation
  4. Confecções LimaGuimarãesTrousers, twill and corduroySince 1990 · 31 people · Founder-run
  5. Denim AveVila Nova de FamalicãoOrganic and selvedge denimSince 1979 · 45 people · Second generation
  6. Atelier DouroPortoCoats, trench and leather goodsSince 2002 · 16 people · Founder-run
within an hour of the studio Our studio DouroAveCávado Atlantic BarcelosGuimarãesFamalicãoPorto
Six mills in four towns, all within an hour of the Porto studio. Point at a mill to find it.

How a sweater is made

Our merino-cotton crew passes through four pairs of hands before it reaches yours.

  1. Bobbins of oatmeal and oxblood merino-cotton yarn on a spinning frame
    Spun

    Merino from farms that meet the Responsible Wool Standard, blended with organic cotton and spun near Covilhã.

  2. A knitter guiding oxblood yarn onto a flat-bed machine
    Knitted

    Every panel is knitted to shape on flat-bed machines in Barcelos, so there are no cut edges to fray and almost no waste.

  3. A woman joining the shoulder seam of an oxblood sweater on a linking machine
    Linked

    Shoulders and sides are joined stitch by stitch on a linking machine, the slow way, which is why the seams lie flat and never scratch.

  4. A woman pressing a finished oat sweater beside a stack of folded knits
    Finished

    Washed, pressed and checked by hand, then folded into a paper parcel in Porto and sent to you.

Shop knitwear
A sage sweater elbow neatly darned in oxblood yarn

Worn through? Send it home.

Holes, thin elbows and frayed cuffs on any Halcy knit are mended at the mill that made it, for as long as you own it. You pay the postage one way; the repair and the return are on us.

How repairs work
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