Waxed Cotton Dressing
Made in Staffordshire, England · Est. 1969
Pickup available at Factory Shop
Usually ready in 24 hours
Waxed Cotton Dressing
Factory Shop
Sidney Street
Wolverhampton WV2 4HH
United Kingdom
Our charts are garment measurements, taken flat — use the Size guide above to see them, or Find my size and we'll pick from your height and weight.
Outerwear is cut to go over a knit. Between sizes? Go up for wax and tweed, down for quilts. Unisex pieces are sized on the men's scale — ladies usually take one down.
How to measure · Not sure? Ask us — easy exchanges within 30 days.
A waxed cotton dressing, essential to keep your wax products cared for and retain a traditional wax appearance.
200ml tin
Instructions
How often you re-wax your jackets depend on how often your jacket is worn, for regular use, it is recommended re-waxing once per year.
You will require a pan of hot water and a soft cloth or sponge.
1. Brush off any dirt or grit
2. Sponge down with cold water
3. Do not use soap or detergents
4. Do not machine wash, do not dry clean, do not iron, do not tumble
5. Choose a warm room or outside on a hot day
6. Stand the tin of wax in hot water to soften the dressing
7. Always test on a small patch before applying to the whole jacket. Work the dressing well into the garment using the cloth or sponge
8. Pay attention to seams, creases and dry patches
9. Rub in well, don’t paint it on
10. Do not use excess dressing
11. For a “factory” finish, blow evenly with a hairdryer (hold at a good distance from garment)
12. Hang the garment overnight in a warm place
To see our video on how to re-wax at home, please click here or to read our step-by step guide with images, click here
Waxed cotton — never machine wash, never dry clean. Sponge with cold water, hang to dry, re-wax once a year with our own dressing or send it to our trusted British specialists. The full guide.
Tweed & knitwear — brush, air, and dry clean when it really needs it. Fold knitwear; never hang it.
Quilted — cool machine wash on a gentle cycle, reshape, dry flat away from heat.
UK delivery — free on orders over £100, £5 under. Dispatched from Staffordshire; usually with you in 2–4 working days.
Europe & rest of world — £15 for small items under £25, £35 otherwise. Allow 5–12 working days. Customs duties outside the UK are payable to the courier on delivery.
Returns & exchanges — within 30 days of receipt, unworn with tags on. Pop the returns form in the parcel and send it tracked to our Wolverhampton returns department; return postage is yours unless the item is faulty, in which case we refund it. Refund or exchange confirmed by email as soon as it's back.
Made to outlive its owner.
Cut, stitched and finished the way we've always done it. Buy it once, look after it, hand it on.
British cloth
Waxed cotton and tweed from mills trading over a century.
Made in Staffordshire
Every jacket cut and stitched in our own English workshop.