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Leg Twist and Skew in Denim

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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    This has some interesting facts about leg twist.

    http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3959826.html

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      SpaceGnome
      Joined: 18 Apr 2012

      i like leg twist.  funny enough, my very first pair of selvedge denim got serious leg twist and I was so confused about it.  I thought i screwed something up

      last edited by 20 Sept 2012, 18:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Matt
        見習いボス
        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

        Wow, a whole new thread dedicated to my complete and total laziness in not feelling like using the search function.  Thanks Giles.  Can you start a thread on how forum members get their wives to let them buy a motorcycle???

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          The reason I created this board (Resource Centre) was to try and grab info like this that people frequently ask about and put it in one place….

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            zhivago
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 17 Aug 2010

            I'd like to say you've done well then G. If a person is so inclined, they can find all the answers they are seeking and more here. Sure, one may have to dig around a bit, but there is a wealth of denim knowledge on this forum. Not to mention the many pearls of wisdom one can come across whilst hunting the info one seeks. Well done G, well done indeed.

            Zhivago

            MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

            G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

            last edited by 21 Sept 2012, 07:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Simon
              Joined: 5 Mar 2010

              The 21/23 oz denim skews like crazy, love it  😘

              Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities - Frank Lloyd Wright

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                Seul
                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                Still no answer as to why this mainly/ only (?) happens to the left leg..

                last edited by 21 Sept 2012, 08:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  Haraki believes it is due to the tensions created in the sewing process being working in opposing directions in the sewing process.  For instance, the inner seam is sewn in one continuous seam starting at the cuff of one leg and going all the way around to the cuff of the other leg, so one leg is sewn upwards and the other leg sewn downwards.

                  Question.  On Left Hand Twill fabric is there more twist in the right leg?  Guess we'll find out soon….

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    Finn666
                    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                    @Seul:

                    Still no answer as to why this mainly/ only (?) happens to the left leg..

                    i guess it's cuz 90% of the denim, used on jeans, is RHT…which means that the denim on the left leg is going to twist!
                    with LHT it's the other way round and theirs twist in the right leg!...

                    last edited by 21 Sept 2012, 09:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Finn666
                      Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                      also check this for a better understanding:…

                      http://blueowlworkshop.blogspot.de/2010/10/denim-glossary-right-hand-twill-vs-left.html

                      last edited by 21 Sept 2012, 09:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Seul
                        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                        @Giles:

                        On Left Hand Twill fabric is there more twist in the right leg?  Guess we'll find out soon….

                        This is what I was also wondering… Can't wait for those btw...  🙂

                        last edited by 21 Sept 2012, 10:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Seul
                          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                          I quoted you but changed "left" to "right", Giles… Cause I suppose a LHT jeans will have the right leg twist, right?..  😃

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Oh yeah, you are right.  Thanks and fixed my original post….

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              Matt
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              Did I miss something?  Where can I find more info on these Left Handers coming out?  Fit, material, sellers, etc…

                              last edited by 22 Sept 2012, 00:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Finn666
                                Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                @Matt:

                                Did I miss something?  Where can I find more info on these Left Handers coming out?  Fit, material, sellers, etc…

                                IIRC then this is all we know so far!…
                                (we = G. included!)

                                @Giles:

                                That would be a 15oz left hand twill then…...

                                last edited by 22 Sept 2012, 01:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Matt
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                  Thanks man.

                                  last edited by 22 Sept 2012, 01:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  • georgeelG
                                    georgeel
                                    Joined: 27 Feb 2011

                                    I have a pair of jeans that are half LHT and half RHT. No twists at all.
                                    I swear!

                                    look:

                                    IH-888S-142OD

                                    last edited by 25 Nov 2012, 01:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    • FurattoHeddoF
                                      FurattoHeddo
                                      Joined: 25 May 2010

                                      Some interesting observations about leg skewing: http://loomstate.blogspot.be/2013/01/the-twisted-truth-leg-twist.html

                                      "Don't ever be sorry"

                                      last edited by 9 Mar 2013, 18:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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