Repairs & Modifications
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@Jack appreciate the insider info Jack. My local shop uses 100% cotton thread, I assume this leaves the burn method out of the question?
As for finishing, I believe they just do the old school overlap (roughly 1.5-2” of stitch overlap) and snip the ends.
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@hello_4lex No worries, just wanted to keep posts of similar nature together. It’s all a learning curve.
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@Jack haha fair enough. My only concern would be that due to the cotton thread, rather can creating a sort of end “seal” it might just cause the thread to be more easily pulled out with friction and wear. I’m quite the nit-picker, so I just have to not look at the inside of the hem until I forget about it.
Fingers crossed that they hold— would hate to start getting some nice roping fades only to have to re-hem and then create some weird overlapping patterns in the denim.
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@endo wow that's a great modification. Is that wool lined with quilted arms? you must have a trusted and skilled tailor.
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@jordanscollected said in Repairs & Modifications:
Is that wool lined with quilted arms? you must have a trusted and skilled tailor.
yes, and yes she's great
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@ShopatIronHeart I submitted a repair form for a small repair and hem, how long should I expect to wait before being given instructions to send the jeans in?
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@m4xime the shipping labels for sending in repairs are manually generated during office hours. That ties in with @Mister_Brue’s comment. I had some direct correspondence about my current repair before sending it in, but I guess your form will need to be reviewed to confirm that the repair is possible before they send you the shipping info.
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Thanks all! This prompted me to check my spam and it was in there! All sorted. Addressing a small issue where the fabric is softening before it gets worse.
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First attempt at sashiko repair. Kakinohana (persimmon flower) stitch on my N&F 10th Anniversary pair.
Did not take into account just how effeminate it would end up looking when finished, but I still dig it
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Cheers! The blue pen lines should wash out; just haven't washed these since patching 'em.
@DeeDee85 I'd guess something like 12 hours' work, all told. Slow stuff! Had to pull the needle through with pliers pretty often, which added a bunch of time. I imagine it'd go quite a bit quicker if both of the fabrics were thinner/softer.
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Not sure if it’s the right thread, but I’ve just had these two shirts modified:
Thanks to my mom for the needlework!
They are great shirts, but both suffered from the cats eye buttons becoming undone very easily. So when I realized that IH had started using four-hole buttons on some work shirts I wrote and asked if it was possible to order replacements for the originals.
And - huge shout out to costumer support - they offered me enough to change all buttons on both shirts
Once again, great service, and thank you to IHUK and my mom!
