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Handmade in Sicily: how one of our sweatshirts is made
Organic cotton, fabrics that tell the story of the island and hands that sew in Castelbuono, in the heart of the Madonie mountains. Why none of our sweatshirts exists twice.
One piece, one story
When we started thinking about our clothes, we didn’t want yet another sweatshirt with a printed logo. We wanted something that told the story of the Sicily we live in: the prickly pears on the dry-stone walls, the majolica tiles on the floors of old houses, the colours of the sea and the land. And we wanted it to be made here, by people we know.
Hand-sewn in Castelbuono
Every sweatshirt and every T-shirt is hand-sewn in Castelbuono, a village in the Madonie mountains a few kilometres from Cefalù. The detail that makes them unique is a band of fabric applied by hand – vertically on the sweatshirt, on the pocket or the sleeve cuffs of the T-shirts.
The fabric of the band changes from piece to piece: each one has a different pattern. That’s why no sweatshirt exists twice.
The base: organic cotton
The base garment is made of 100% certified organic cotton, produced to fair wear standards for working conditions. It is soft, warm and holds up well in the wash: a piece to keep for a long time, not to replace every season.
From our shop
Black sweatshirt with prickly pear band
- Unisex, 100% certified organic cotton
- Fabric band with prickly pears and Sicilian motifs
- Hand-sewn in Castelbuono
- Every band is different
From our shop
Grey sweatshirt with majolica-style band
- Unisex, grey melange
- Blue and beige majolica-style fabric band
- Hand-sewn in Castelbuono
- One of a kind
Also as a T-shirt
For summer, the same ideas become T-shirts for men and women: pockets and cuffs in majolica fabrics or with watercolour prickly pears, in colours like sage green, midnight blue, dusty pink or cream white.
From our shop
Women’s T-shirt in sage green
- Women’s cut, rounded hem
- Cuffs with watercolour prickly pears
- 100% certified organic cotton
- Hand-sewn in Castelbuono
How to care for it
Wash at low temperatures, inside out, and let it air-dry: the cotton stays soft and the band keeps its colours longer. You’ll find the whole collection in our clothing category.
Behind the scenes at Addicted To Nature
Our sweatshirts aren’t made in an anonymous factory. In the video we take you behind the scenes: our office and our first Nature Shop at Hotel Kalura in Sicily, where it all began.
Watch more on our YouTube channel.
Frequently asked questions
Where are your clothes sewn?
By hand in Castelbuono, in the Madonie mountains, a few kilometres from Cefalù.
Why is every sweatshirt different?
Because the applied band is cut from different fabrics: the pattern changes from piece to piece.
Are the sweatshirts unisex?
Yes, the sweatshirts are unisex. The T-shirts come in a men’s and a women’s cut.
What are they made of?
100% certified organic cotton, produced to fair wear standards.
A piece of Sicily to wear
Choose yours: it will be yours alone, because there isn’t another one like it.
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