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When the Fabric Is Gone — Why We Don't Reorder at RUPAHAUS
Some of our most-loved pieces have only ever existed in runs of 12 or 20. Here's what "small batch" actually means at RŪPAHAUS, and why we won't reorder cloth once it's gone.
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The Kanekes weave on backstrap looms under inherited rules that decide what they use and when they can work at all. We source from them only part of the year — and that constraint is exactly why the cloth is what it is. The fuller story, through Sid.