Japan Trip - November 2010

[kiya]

@Giles:

I am desperately hoping that the Shinkansen has WiFi tomorrow - I am on it for 4 hours, only way I am going to get stuff done.  Just finished 12 hours of meetings - NEEEEEEEEEED food

I've never been on a shinkansen with wifi, you're just going to have to join in the beer slamming contest with Daniel and i.  See you in 20 minutes.

[Giles]

So here we are, the first of the IHXB01sbg off the production run, how's about that Beats?

[Giles]

The sbg demin being woven, Haraki monitors progress of another of his creations:

[Giles]

More sbg being woven….........

[Jpo1932]

That's the stuff I love to see G!

[Giles]

BTW, notice in the above 2 vids, Haraki is still in the deerskin western, I swear to God he has not taken it off since I gave it too him…................

[Katsushin]

Super cool…
Thanks for the behind the scenes action and sharing so quickly!

[Giles]

To tell you the truth.  I am fucking numb, my brain is more rubbish than normal.

Today, we hit the indigo dyeing plant.  Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos in there, but it was surreal, we actually saw the warp (indigo thread) for the 21oz selvedge denim being dyed, cool.

Then onto the weaving plant, well, my hearing is still trying to recover, I can't even start to explain the noise of 50-60 shuttle looms from the 1940's going full blast.  Saw loads of different denims being woven including the new 21oz Super Black fading to grey (sbg), Haraki was particularly interested in watching that being woven.

Then onto the finishing factory.  Quality Control (every square inch of every single piece of denim that is producing in the weaving factory is visually inspected and any problems noted and rectified if possiblle), Singeing, Coating, Skewing and Sanforising.

[Giles]

General views of the shuttle loom rooms at the weaving factory….........

[Beatle]

Sweet Jesus - this is better than sex…what an amazing day for you guys...

PS..Dear Haraki, please let Beatle take a look in May ...Domo arigato !!

[Beatle]

seriously - this is fucking legend. Like wonderland on lsd

[Giles]

New truck to big for your garage?

No ploblem, how to fix it Okayama styley:

[Beatle]

lol..still digesting the clips …feel like a need a beer at 9.30 am...

[STAN]

Mr G,
Super video and photo, thanks for sharing.
more pls..

[Seul]

@Giles:

BTW, notice in the above 2 vids, Haraki is still in the deerskin western, I swear to God he has not taken it off since I gave it too him…................

DUH!..

Brilliant vids btw!.. Thanks!..

[Guest]

All I can say is WOW!

[mvb]

thanks for the vids! very cool to see the machines (operating)!

[Simon]

Those movies are excellent, can we have more please? 

[FurattoHeddo]

Loving the vids, many thanks. Say has the possibility of making a riders jacket in SBFTG been discussed yet?

[Giles]

No but doing it in a new 21oz selvedge grey denim has…..........................