Not every bulky knitted sweater is a Cowichan sweater. Mary Maxim kit sweaters are not Cowichan sweaters. Many, many listings call these Cowichan sweaters and it's incorrect. Authentic Cowichan sweaters are very special. They are handmade from wool that still has the lanolin in it so that they shed water. Some are 80 years old and have been passed down through the family because they are wonderful works of art. Here is an authentic Cowichan sweater. The fibers are not dyed. The select dark wool to use in the pattern. There are no sewn seams. It's knitted in the round. The more modern ones will have a heavy metal zipper up the front. You'll see machine stitches where the zipper is sewn in. The #1 way that you can tell you are holding a Cowichan sweater...weight. The sweater pictured weighs 5 pounds. I know mine is an authentic sweater because it has a label and a serial #. You can read some more information on Cowichan sweaters here: Link Ikwewe, I believe you had some more links but I bookmarked them on my desktop system which is without a monitor at the moment so I can't see them. Nancy
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