Salem Broom Co. Sweatshirt — Vintage Garment-Dyed Crewneck

The Salem Broom Co. sweatshirt is a fake storefront you can wear. A weathered trade sign reads Salem Broom Co. — Est. 1692 — Quality Hand Crafted and Enchanted, printed in black ink on 9.5 oz garment-dyed fleece, complete with a hand-lettered Salem swash, a besom, drifting flourishes, and one small bat. Old-town signage for a shop that never closed.

The Story

Every witch town has that one shop — the crooked painted sign, the bell on the door, the proprietor who has been there since before the trials. This vintage Salem Broom Company sweatshirt invents it. The typography does the heavy lifting: Salem in an ornate Victorian display serif with a deep swash tail, Broom Co. tucked into a ribbon beneath, Est. 1692 up top as a wink at the year the witch trials began, and Quality Hand Crafted and Enchanted set small along the base like a real maker's mark. A besom lies across the middle; a single bat hangs off the top corner. It belongs with the rest of the Spooky Vibes collection — history-flavored, dry-humored, worn all autumn rather than one night. If you have searched for a Salem Massachusetts sweatshirt that is not a tourist-shop souvenir print, this is the version with real sign-painter detail.

Fabric & Fit

This is a genuine heavyweight: 9.5 oz/yd² (322 g/m²) of 80% ring-spun cotton / 20% polyester 3-end fleece with a 100% cotton face, spun at 30 singles for a dense, even surface. It is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the color soaks all the way through the yarn and arrives already broken-in — soft, faintly uneven, a little vintage-washed from the first wear. The fit is relaxed and squared-off, with side seams that keep it from twisting in the wash, a forward-rolled shoulder that sits slightly toward the front, and 1×1 ribbing at the collar, cuffs, and waistband that holds tension instead of flaring out. Twill tape runs across the inside back neck; the label is woven twill, not a print. The fabric is OEKO-TEX Standard 100-certified. Because it is a garment-dyed witchy sweatshirt, expect slight shade variation piece to piece — that is the process, not a flaw. Offered in eight washed tones: Grey, Butter, White, True Navy, Pepper, Denim, Blue Spruce, and Crimson. The extra cost over a basic 8 oz crewneck buys the garment dye and the cotton face — the reason it looks thrifted in the best way instead of flat and new.

✦ Cosmic Fit Tip: Garment-dyed Comfort Colors fleece fits relaxed and roomy. Take your true size for an easy, slightly oversized drape; size down one for a closer, cropped-shoulder fit; size up one to wear it fully oversized over leggings. A cold wash keeps the vintage color where it is.

The Details

• The Art: A weathered trade sign — Salem Broom Co., Est. 1692, Quality Hand Crafted and Enchanted — with an ornate Salem swash, a besom, sign-painter flourishes, and a small bat, printed in black ink, front only.
• The Feel: 9.5 oz/yd² garment-dyed 3-end fleece, 80% ring-spun cotton / 20% polyester with a 100% cotton face; heavyweight, soft, and pre-broken-in.
• The Cut: Relaxed unisex crewneck, side-seamed, forward-rolled shoulder, 1×1 rib at collar, cuffs, and waistband.

Available Colors

• Grey (muted storm grey, like weathered signboard wood)
• Butter (pale churned-butter yellow, warm and low-contrast)
• White (soft washed off-white, never optic-bright)
• True Navy (deep dusk navy that reads near-black at night)
• Pepper (dark charcoal with a faded, sun-worn cast)
• Denim (dusty mid-blue, like a hundred-wash chambray)
• Blue Spruce (deep evergreen, forest-at-dusk green)
• Crimson (muted brick red, dried-cranberry not fire-engine)

Product Specifications

• Material: 80% ring-spun cotton, 20% polyester; 3-end fleece with a 100% cotton face
• Weight: 9.5 oz/yd² (322 g/m²)
• Fit: Relaxed unisex, side-seamed, forward-rolled shoulder
• Finish: Garment-dyed (slight shade variation piece to piece); OEKO-TEX Standard 100-certified fabric
• Neckline: Ribbed crew neck, 1×1 rib at collar, cuffs, and waistband; twill tape at back neck
• Print: Direct-to-garment print in black ink, front only
• Colors Available: Grey, Butter, White, True Navy, Pepper, Denim, Blue Spruce, Crimson
• Sourcing: Printed and fulfilled in the USA
• Care: Machine wash cold inside out, tumble dry low, wash with like colors