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    • el padreE
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      Nice work.  Like that idea. Although I feel a British penny wouldn't look as cool. And god only knows how long a euro cent would keep your pants up.

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      • GilesG
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        Longer than a Drachma…..

        "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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        • SeulS
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          O M G(reek)…

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          • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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            I have a cute little penny with a starfish on it from Barbados I was gonna use. But it was too small and thin, I thought.

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            • S
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              Very nice, Mike. The button looks great. I glued a quarter to the button on a pair of gap pants when the front of the flimsy donut got bent. It worked pretty well for a while, but eventually came off. Yours should last forever with the Kevlar!

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              • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                @sabergirl:

                Yours should last forever with the Kevlar!

                I first purchased this Kevlar to reinforce the bar tack on that pair I sent you. I have to use diagonal cutters to cut it. My scissors aren't sharp enough. Thanks.

                I was shocked to see that this got shared on Facebook. It definitely made my day.

                I was looking in the button box for a decent button, after talking to Giles about replacing the button, and there was a penny in there. Thus, the idea sprang forth. 🙂

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                • FinksterF
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                  Excellent job, Mike … this 'product, would be perfect for the 'Craft works - let's get creative' thread, also

                  Keep it up!  🙂

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                  • SreeniS
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                    Hello,

                    Can somebody suggest whom should I approach for the following repairs or alterations?

                    I should have been more careful while giving the inseam length for my IH-6634. Is there anybody who will be able to stitch together the excess fabric that was chopped off from the bottom? See photos below.

                    Secondly, is it possible to add a metallic button or tack where the plastic button of my IH-702 used to be?

                    @Winchy : Any suggestions?

                    Thanks,
                    Sreeni

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                    • GilesG
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                      Re: 6634 I'd take them into a repair shop they may be able to reattach, but you'll lose some length overall. 
                      Re: Buttons.  http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/jeans-buttons

                      "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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                      • SreeniS
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                        @Giles Thanks. However, I wouldn't trust the repair shops around me to handle this 6634. Railcar has said that they won't do it. Any other places I could send it to?

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                        • GilesG
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                          Not that I know of.

                          "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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                            Railcar no longer does alterations on 25oz. Denim. I need a taper and hem job on my barely worn IHxBxHCx25oz. Any recommendations?

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                            • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                              I was starting to get a pocket blowout on my IHXB01-25…

                              So I used a single ply of poly embroidery floss to do a preemptive repair.

                              My penny button is still going strong!

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                              • S
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                                Digging the penny button.

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                                • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                  Thanks 🙂

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                                  • seawolfS
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                                    My cords were getting a little tight on me, so when they were buttoned up, I slipped my hands inside the waistband and attempted to stretch them a little. The button popped off and tore the fabric as it went! I was left with an "L" shaped tear about 3/4" each way.

                                    I had to first repair the hole (forgot to get a picture of this) by sewing it shut with a needle and thread. Once the hole was repaired, I was able to add a leather patch which I saddle stitched onto the fabric. I salvaged the original button and riveted it back on with a heavy copper rivet. Good as new and stronger than ever! Also, I got to move the button ever so slightly to accommodate my original desire to make the waist a little bigger.

                                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                    @zeebeeleather

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                                      Nice!

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                                      • 4c4
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                                        That is seriously cool.

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                                        • seawolfS
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                                          @sabergirl:

                                          Nice!

                                          @4c:

                                          That is seriously cool.

                                          Thanks! Best of all, it was free 🙂

                                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                          @zeebeeleather

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                                          • FinksterF
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                                            about 30 minutes of difficult fiddling .. ->

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