The Flat Head

[Cold Summer]

Pretty much all FH shirts are sewn with felled seams, rather than lock stitch seams.  Are you saying, Foxy, that if a shirt's made with felled seams it's theoretically possible to alter it so that it's actually wider? (I guess by opening up the seam, flattening it out, then finishing it with a lock stitch.)

[FOXY]

Had this done with 2 of my Samurai shirts - get the felled seam undone, replaced seam with a regular overlock and chain/lock stitch (or safety seam, if combined), finished with a top stitch (chain stitch or lock stitch).
Depending on the folder used for a felled stitch, this could give you some room…if done by pro it should even look OK.

It depends a little on the depth of the new side seam (overlock and chain/lock stitch) - if kept around 5-7mm, it should be below the depth of the original depth of the felled seam (folded) and result in a gain of additional circumference. Not much, but sometimes that's all you need...

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[mclaincausey]

It's tempting but even if I trusted my tailor enough with the job I'm not sure I could bring myself to do it.

[Finn666]

thanks again mild7…happy

[natehate]

damn you finn
it was you

[Finn666]

sorry

[natehate]

i hate you

[veloaudio]

@natehate:

damn you finn
it was you

This

[Giles]

I've probably got one/some of them somewhere if anyone is interested…..

[hajduk]

Me

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[Giles]

I'll take a look….

[hajduk]

Thanks G.

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[Finn666]

@Giles:

I've probably got one/some of them somewhere if anyone is interested…..

interested in other colors or do you only have red?

[Giles]

red, red or red

[Finn666]

k, thanks!

[mclaincausey]

That's a shame. I was hoping for red…

[grandmasterben]

What do you guys use a bandana for?  I think it looks pretty cool, but I'm not sure if it would serve a purpose for me….

I posted these on sufu, but for any who aren't active on that side of the internet:

And the fit… still as stoked as I was when I first got them 

[seanocono]

Nice, Ben! Great fit (and cool shirts).

Your pair is in my favorite stage of denim's life cycle. Broken in, with some subtle contrast and fades, but nothing extreme.

[grandmasterben]

Thanks Sean! I really like how they look now as well, but honestly my reason for picking these up was to basically recreate the 3001 world tours from a few years ago.

[Sugar Mountain]

What a classic pair those tour jeans turned out to be. Basic recipe of daily wear and monthly washing is not a bad way to go about things although I like a little more contrast and I don't get my jeans dirty enough in a month to really warrant the wash.