{
  "slug": "chore-jackets",
  "name": "Chore jackets",
  "question": "Which chore jackets have no plastic in the lining, the pocket bags, the buttons or the thread?",
  "status": "nothing-qualifies",
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "editor": "cody-wauters",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/chore-jackets/",
  "summary": "Nothing in chore jackets has earned a spot yet. We checked one, WiesMade's Artcher in olive, and we can't tell if it's plastic-free.\n\nThe denim is cotton and the hardware is brass. But the maker's fabric page mentions \"1% stretch\" and never names the fiber, which in denim is usually elastane. The thread and the pocket bags aren't named either.",
  "whyPlastic": "A chore jacket is cotton canvas, twill or moleskin. That part is easy. The pocket bags are usually a polyester-cotton blend. The thread holding the coat together is polyester or poly-core, a polyester filament wrapped in cotton. Buttons are brass or shell on the good ones and polyester resin on the rest. Collars and pocket tops carry fusible interfacing, which is polyester with a polyamide glue. Linings are flannel, polyester sherpa or quilted nylon. Waxed canvas is fine when the wax is named, paraffin or beeswax. A finish called \"dry wax\" or \"water-repellent\" with no wax named could be a polymer coating, so ask.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "Shell: 100% cotton, linen or wool, or a blend with nylon or polyester?",
    "Pocket bags and lining: cotton or wool flannel, or polyester, nylon and sherpa?",
    "Thread: 100% cotton, or polyester and poly-core?",
    "Buttons and snaps: brass, shell, corozo or wood, or resin and nylon?",
    "Zipper, if any: metal teeth, and what is the tape made of?",
    "Wax or finish: named as paraffin or beeswax, or just \"water-repellent\"?",
    "Collar interfacing and labels: cotton or sew-in canvas, or fusible polyester?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": [
    {
      "slug": "wiesmade-artcher-jacket-olive",
      "name": "Artcher Jacket, 14oz Broken Twill Denim, Olive",
      "brand": "WiesMade",
      "category": "chore-jackets",
      "tier": "cannot-tell",
      "rank": null,
      "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/chore-jackets/wiesmade-artcher-jacket-olive/",
      "url": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null,
      "price": {
        "amount": 348,
        "currency": "USD",
        "seenAt": "2026-11-11"
      },
      "madeIn": "United States",
      "inTheBox": "",
      "unknowns": [
        "shell fabric (stretch fiber)",
        "sewing thread",
        "interior hidden pockets and pocket bags",
        "enzyme finish",
        "labels and tags"
      ],
      "verdict": {
        "summary": "The denim is cotton, the buttons are brass, and that's where the answers stop. The maker's fabric page admits to \"1% stretch\" without saying what gives it, and in denim that is almost always elastane. The thread and the pocket bags aren't named either. Until the maker says what the stretch fiber, thread and pocketing are, we can't call this jacket plastic-free.",
        "date": "2026-11-11",
        "passes": [
          "pass-1",
          "pass-2"
        ],
        "agree": true,
        "caveat": "Unknown: the stretch fiber in the denim (likely elastane), the sewing thread, the pocket bag fabric, and the neck, care and hang tag labels. Maker's page lists no fiber content for the shell. Packaging is not verified."
      },
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "shell fabric (cotton)",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "combed and ringspun cotton denim",
          "class": "not-plastic",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": {
            "url": "https://wiesmade.com/pages/our-fabrics",
            "quote": "Crafted with premium American combed and ringspun cotton.",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "shell fabric (stretch fiber)",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "unnamed stretch fiber",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": {
            "url": "https://wiesmade.com/pages/our-fabrics",
            "quote": "Our14oz Broken Twill Denim is super durable with (1% stretch) for comfort.",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": ""
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "sewing thread",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        },
        {
          "name": "interior hidden pockets and pocket bags",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": {
            "url": "https://wiesmade.com/products/artcher-jacket-14oz-broken-twill-denim-olive",
            "quote": "Welt pockets for your hands and inside hidden pockets.",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260603145636/https://wiesmade.com/products/artcher-jacket-14oz-broken-twill-denim-olive"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "hardware (buttons, rivets, keyholes)",
          "role": "major",
          "material": "brass",
          "class": "not-plastic",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": {
            "url": "https://wiesmade.com/products/artcher-jacket-14oz-broken-twill-denim-olive",
            "quote": "Finished with tobacco key holes and our custom brass hardware made in Georgia.",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260603145636/https://wiesmade.com/products/artcher-jacket-14oz-broken-twill-denim-olive"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "enzyme finish",
          "role": "minor",
          "material": "enzyme bath",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": "R3",
          "source": {
            "url": "https://wiesmade.com/products/artcher-jacket-14oz-broken-twill-denim-olive",
            "quote": "Finished in an enzyme bath for a less rigid feel, while maintaining durability",
            "translation": "",
            "retrieved": "2026-11-11",
            "archive": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260603145636/https://wiesmade.com/products/artcher-jacket-14oz-broken-twill-denim-olive"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "labels and tags",
          "role": "minor",
          "material": "not stated",
          "class": "unknown",
          "ruling": null,
          "source": null
        }
      ],
      "packaging": {
        "verified": false,
        "materials": [],
        "class": "unknown",
        "source": null
      },
      "commentary": [],
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          "alt": "WiesMade Artcher Jacket, 14oz Broken Twill Denim, Olive",
          "credit": "Photo: WiesMade (wiesmade.com)",
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