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The glossary.
The words behind good clothes, defined in one plain sentence each — because a price you cannot decode is just a number.
Gauge (gg)
Gauge is how many needles a knitting machine has per inch — the higher the number, the finer the knit.
A 14-gauge merino is fine enough to wear under a jacket; a 3-gauge is a chunky winter piece. Gauge is a fact about fineness, not quality — the yarn decides that.
Ply
Ply is how many strands of yarn are twisted together — two-ply means two strands.
More plies mean a rounder, denser yarn that resists pilling and holds shape; single-ply feels softer at first touch and ages faster. '2-ply cashmere' is a construction claim, not a luxury claim.
Worsted
Worsted wool is spun from long combed fibres lying parallel, producing a smooth, crisp cloth.
It is the standard for suiting: it takes a press well and drapes cleanly. Woollen-spun yarns (uncombed, airier) give the soft, fuzzy hand of flannels and tweeds.
High-twist
High-twist wool is spun with extra turns per metre, giving cloth a natural spring that sheds wrinkles.
The travel-suit answer: crease recovery without synthetics. Slightly drier hand, superb for warm weather.
Super numbers (S100s, S130s…)
Super numbers measure wool fibre fineness — higher means finer fibre, not better cloth.
Past S150 the cloth turns fragile and shiny. Most of the best suiting lives between S100 and S130; mills matter more than numbers.
Half-canvas / full-canvas
The canvas is the inner layer that gives a jacket its shape; half or full describes how far down it runs.
A canvassed chest moulds to you with wear; a fused (glued) jacket keeps its shop-window shape until the glue lets go. Full canvas is the benchmark; half canvas the honest middle.
Drop
Drop is the difference between chest and waist measurements in a suit size.
A drop 6 suit assumes a 6-inch taper. Made to measure makes the concept irrelevant — the pattern is yours, not an average.
Wholegarment
Whole-garment knitting produces the entire piece in one machine with no panels, no seams and no cutting waste.
The core of BAROC knitwear — explained in full on its own page.
Made to order
Made to order means the piece is produced in a standard size only after you buy it.
No stock, no dead inventory, about 10 days at BAROC. The size chart is fixed; the production is on demand.
Made to measure
Made to measure means an existing pattern is adjusted to your measurements before the piece is made.
The precision of a personal fit without bespoke ceremony. At BAROC: knitwear in 2–3 weeks; tailoring at four speeds, from 2 weeks down to 1 day in the workshop.
Bespoke
Bespoke means a pattern created from scratch for one client, refined over multiple fittings.
The full ritual — basted fittings, weeks of handwork. We respect it and don't claim it: BAROC is made to measure, priced and timed honestly as such.
Linking
Linking joins knitwear edges loop-by-loop by hand or machine, leaving a flat, elastic join.
On our whole-garment pieces linking survives only where it should — the collar — which is finished by hand in Portugal.