Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Lucifer]

Hemming pants by hand (not sewing machine), yay or nay?

Thought that I could just cut to new lenght, iron the new fold, use chalk to mark where to sew and get at it.. but will it be ugly?

(too long carhartt roper pants)

[Finn666]

i think we only know how it will look, if you try and report back!…i say go for it!

[injunjack]

Use machine, it will be tidier IMHO

[Lucifer]

Hmm, torn.. I have a machine home at my mums, but I won't be there until easter. I'm visiting my sister this weekend though, and I think she has a machine. If she has a machine, I'll do it there, if not, I'll try to do it by hand.

Thanks guys

[Giles]

You do it right it'll look super vintage….....

Or send them to me and I'll send them back with your you-know-what....

[Lucifer]

@Giles:

You do it right it'll look super vintage….....

Or send them to me and I'll send them back with your you-know-what....

Hehe, if I find out that my sis doesen't have a machine, I'll might do that You did a perfect job on my superblacks, so that way I would know for sure that it would turn out great!

[Giles]

She won't have a chain stitcher I can tell you that for nothing…..

[Lucifer]

@Giles:

She won't have a chain stitcher I can tell you that for nothing…..

True that! most likely my mums old Husquarna

[madmonday]

are any products planned to be made out of the wabash material, that do not have the wabash discharge pattern on it?  seems it would make some really interesting products . . .

[Giles]

I have that as a plan…

[madmonday]

exciting times we are witnessing    that pipeline/pike has to be crowded at this point with all the goodness coming down.

hahahaha, goodness coming down

[thomasnunnally]

Maybe some people can chime in here on a question I have.  For the summer, I am in desperate need of new shoes, as I have noticed that all I really have left at this point are one pair of clark boat shoes.  What I suggest may not exactly fit what everyone thinks of as "summer," but whatever, I live in Canada now.

So I have narrowed it down as such.  Something in the Tan-Brown Suede or Leather.  Crepe sole just because I like them.  Chukka or boat type shoe.  Will be worn with jeans.

Major options I am seriously intersted in:

Russell Moccasin - Sporting Clay chukka in Tan Laramie suede

Yuketen Angler moc

Red Wing Handsewn

Again, you may not agree with the style, but just to give people an idea of what I want.

Any other suggestions?

Opinions on which way I should go?

[Giles]

These:

Russel Munson Laramie Chukkas

[thomasnunnally]

The people over at Russell didn't mention the Munson for a suede build, but of course, they can't remember everything.  I will have to give it a look now.

Giles, do you know which build beatle used?

[Seul]

Have you looked into the Red Wing chukkas, Tom?.. I'm seriously pleased with both my pairs…

[thomasnunnally]

@Seul:

Have you looked into the Red Wing chukkas, Tom?.. I'm seriously pleased with both my pairs…

Many times, but I was looking more for the plantation crepe sole, which I don't think is really an option.

[Seul]

Understood. If I come up with something (fat chance), I'll post here.

[jacoavlu]

nepenthes new york has russell munson chukka laramie suede with crepe or white vibram sole, might be out your size esp if you're after crepe but worth a look

[Finn666]

i´m voting for:
@thomasnunnally:

Russell Moccasin - Sporting Clay chukka in Tan Laramie suede

[Giles]

@thomasnunnally:

The people over at Russell didn't mention the Munson for a suede build, but of course, they can't remember everything.  I will have to give it a look now.

Giles, do you know which build beatle used?

Those are mine.  You see them on my feet in just about every WAYWT photos.

You just ask for a Laramie Munson Chukka with a tan leather mid sole and a neoprene cushion crepe sole