IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[Seul]

A reason to stop wearing them and send them back to Gosport to get them hemmed to length (did I hear profanities shouted from Bologna?)…

[nicolnicolnicol]

My chain stitch is slowly coming undone too 

[Giles]

Ouch

[dave]

Mine is good, but Giles did it.

[Seul]

Giles did mine as well… He'll get a second chance soon enough, though... 

[Giles]

The thread use is polycotton.  You can stop it getting any worse by melting the tag end of the yellow threads with a lighter and nubbing it into the hem.  I have a pair (of standard 666) with a 2 inch gap that have not got worse in months after doing that.  Not saying that is the solution, but it does slow down the process…

[arcanum]

Seul, the chainstitch of my 666 xhs also come undone too. Have a look, interesting..

[Giles]

Arcanum, can you give me a full photo of that please.  I'd like to see the start and finish of the chainstitching it poss.

[arcanum]

Giles, these pics are the best i could do at the moment, let me know if you need better ones.

[Giles]

OK.

If you can, get a needle and pull the top thread (indigo side) that is loose through the denim to the reverse side at the same point the other thread is loose.  Tie a the 2 pieces of thread together so the knot is touching the denim.  Cut to about 2 cms, then light the thread with a match or lighter, when the flame gets to the denim, nub the flame out with a your finger.  This makes a firm melted blob of thread that should not indo…

[nicolnicolnicol]

First month of strictly weekends wear.

[Seul]

The colour on these is just insane… I'll be shipping them to Gosport Wednesday (don't worry Giles, I will PM you), and I'm gonna miss the living SHIT out of them... 

[rocket]

no worries, they will back on you soon… 

[vanganetus]

I just got the jean, thanks Giles for the card and gift.

very nice jean and fast shipping

Sea-Lim

[arcanum]

@Giles:

OK.

If you can, get a needle and pull the top thread (indigo side) that is loose through the denim to the reverse side at the same point the other thread is loose.  Tie a the 2 pieces of thread together so the knot is touching the denim.  Cut to about 2 cms, then light the thread with a match or lighter, when the flame gets to the denim, nub the flame out with a your finger.  This makes a firm melted blob of thread that should not indo…

Thanks G, but i am going to hem these next month, so i think it should be fine

[Giles]

OK.  G

[Seul]

Fuck it. Not sending mine in to get them hemmed. Maybe when it gets warmer again… Right now I don't want to NOT wear them for a day...

[rocket]

[Matt]

You guys had me worried… had to run downstairs to check my hems, they are tight and secure!  I have seen some stitching failure in the past with other jeans (before I converted to the one and only God) and have found that a bit of super glue at the point of failure stops it in its tracks.

[7tacos]

IH-666-XHS look amazing.  I’ve been living in my IH-634-XHS size 36s for some time now and I’m tempted to score a pair of these in the same size.  Anyone that has both care to offer any advice? 
I owe the members some pics. 
Thanks Rocket also for the advice.  It worked out well.