What makes a Guernsey jumper?

This is the authentic Traditional Guernsey sweater offered as a unisex style made from 100% Pure British Wool (spun to Guernsey Woollens Specification) in Navy. It combines traditional techniques and skills with historic textured patterns and style details.

Why is a Guernsey called a Guernsey?

By the 1870s, footballers started to wear more rugged and robust woollen navy jumpers called Guernseys which traced their origins to the Channel Islands off the coast of France. It is from this garment that the modern football guernsey takes its name from.

Are Guernsey jumpers warm?

Guernseys are traditionally navy blue and made from a specially coated worsted wool which makes them not only warm, but waterproof.

What is the alternative name for a Guernsey sweater?

There are a number of different names for the same garments, for instance Guernsey frock, Guernsey shirt, smock-frock, or fisherman’s frock. Essentially these are all the same garment, with the materials varying based on the purpose for which it is worn.

What is the difference between a Jersey and a Guernsey?

Guernsey milk contains more fat and protein than most milk out there. Jersey cows have about 5% milk, while Guerneys have 4.51%. Guernsey cows have far more A2 properties than most common breeds, including the Jersey. The Jersey produces More A1 protein than Guernsey and Brown Swiss cattle.

How do you wear a Guernsey sweater?

Their unique design means they can be worn either way and we recommend you wear it front to back, then back to front on rotation. Do not hang it up on a hanger. Because they are a 100% wool garment they are best stored folded so the natural yarn doesn’t stretch.

How do you wear a Guernsey jumper?

What is the difference between gansey and guernsey?

Modern guernseys, or at least the ones I’ve come across, are machine-made then hand-finished. The gansey, meanwhile, is knitted in one piece, by hand, using double-ended steel needles, and each one can take several weeks to make. 2. The patterns on ganseys appear to be much more intricate.

How do you wear a guernsey jumper?

Why does Guernsey have French street names?

Although part of Great Britain, it’s not in the UK and has close links with France, having once been part of the fiefdom of the Duke of Normandy, a mere fourteen miles away across the Channel. Hence most of the old Guernsey family names are French as are those of the streets.

How old are guernsey jumpers?

Built on 400 years of history, designed for the toughest conditions. Traced all the way back to the traditional jumpers developed on the island of Guernsey in the 17th century.

What makes a Guernsey jumper warm?

To that end Guernseys were made, and still are made, from a specially oil coated worsted wool which makes them not only warm, but waterproof. The worsted wool is twisted to make it stronger than regular wool, which helps to give the jumper its sturdy character.

Where did the Guernsey come from?

The guernsey was first widely used in the rating uniform of the 19th-century British Royal Navy. It is said that guernseys were worn at the Battle of Trafalgar (although these were probably made from woollen cloth, rather than knitted ).

How did the guernsey sweater get its name?

Many families had their own variation of the patterns in their knitwear that became a means of recognition when unfortunate sailors were lost at sea. International recognition of Guernsey Sweaters came in the 17th century when Sir Walter Raleigh was Governor of Jersey and forged trade links with Newfoundland.