I was sad to see Arran sweaters stop being the 'must have' fashion accessory for every folkie.

I used have a beard at the time, and I was a messy eater.
So when I spilled food down the front of my jumper you could put on your aran sweater back to front and there you were , wearing a clean jumper.

then when you spilled a bit more food, you could wear your arran sweater inside out, then wear it back to front for another few days.

then when you started a second rotation of the jumper - very frequently the initial foodstain had faded.

folksingers these days are very clean in comparison.