Japan Trip - November 2010

[Jpo1932]

@Giles:

Yes, I have masses left to post.  Just got home, going to eat, go to bed & then tomorrow catch up with orders etc, then start adding some more posts

Oh man jetlag… Glad you got home safe G, excited to see all the pics coming this way!

[Giles]

Any of you got a triple chain-stitched shirt (mosts of the chambrays)?  Then this is the nifty little machine that did it:

[gbougard]

Giles:

Big thank you and maximum respect in every aspect for all these posts, the videos are fascinating.

We're dealing with such a top notch company at every level, it's fucking awesome.

I am grateful

Sleep well

[a.khan12390]

i just started loving my ihsh-26 so much more

[Guest]

Yes Thanks Giles!
Awesome. Photos!

[777]

that triple stitch means so much more…

[Giles]

Making the front placket assembly.  This not for an Iron Heart shirt, but I took the vid as I thought the folding stitching was incredible:

[Giles]

The shirt sewing factory:

[STAN]

@IsaakM:

Iron Heart Meet Up JAPAN.
That's all I'm sayin'

@Giles:

Now, that is a plan.  I'll talk to Haraki….

Mr G
What did he says ?

[Giles]

Great, but it'll have to be May or Nov, when I am there anyway…..

[gbougard]

Start counting your frequent flyer miles!

[Beatle]

75000 with miles and more

[Jpo1932]

I know your holding out on the pics G… 

[Giles]

This believe it or not is one the Jeans factories that haraki uses.  It is here that many of the Iron Heart denim shirts are made.  The Iron Heart jeans are made in another factory, further up into the mountains, that we did not have the time to drive up to:

[Giles]

This is a non working model.  But this is the exact same Union Special that the factory uses for the inner leg seam on all Iron Heart 18oz plus jeans.  It is the only thing that is man enough for the job.

[Jpo1932]

LOL nice commentary G  All of these "factory's" seem like they shouldn't even be called as such. They seem quite small.

[Giles]

That is what suprised me.  The "making up" factories were really quite small.  I guess that is one of the resaons that i can do a run of shirts as small as 20 pieces….perefct....G

[Katsushin]

Wild…Looks like someone's house.

[Giles]

This is the same type of machine as the union Special above, but it is "modern" and wimpy, so will not do heavy denim,  maxing out at about 15oz.  I love the way the folders work on these things:

[Giles]

The Kojima version of the Turin Shroud, God appeareth out of the denim…...