Thanks to an Archival follower who conjectured that that Rivendell’s Wooly Warm sweaters might be coming from the same knitting mill as vintage, UK-made LL Bean sweaters from the mid-1980s. Both come in a a similar shade of sea foam green and resemble each other in terms of overall styling (heavy of the rib knit). If you missed out on a Rivendell, generate a saved ebay search for vintage, “made in England” LL Bean sweaters from the 1980s. Here are few of my most recent finds. My fave are the ones the come in a pixelated camouflage plaid:



LL Bean Commando Sweater (circa 1980s)













I just discovered my beloved WoolyWarm Sweatervest had been ravaged by moths dead center front. Heartbreaking. So I went searching online, and of course they don’t make them anymore…
that sounds like the perfect opportunity to discover, or resdiscover, the visible mending hashtag on social media.