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    Finkster
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    Joined: 14 Mar 2013

    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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      Sreeni
      Joined: 22 Aug 2014

      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

      Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk

      last edited by 30 Aug 2015, 06:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        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

        last edited by 30 Aug 2015, 07:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Sreeni
          Joined: 22 Aug 2014

          @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?

          Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk

          last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 10:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            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

            last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 10:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              ShootThePier
              Joined: 19 Jan 2015

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

              last edited by 21 Oct 2015, 18:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Filthy2123ozjunkie
                見習いボスー
                Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                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!

                last edited by 25 Oct 2015, 16:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  ShootThePier
                  Joined: 19 Jan 2015

                  Digging the penny button.

                  last edited by 25 Oct 2015, 19:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                    Thanks 🙂

                    last edited by 25 Oct 2015, 22:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      seawolf
                      Mod Squad
                      Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                      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

                      last edited by 6 Dec 2015, 15:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        sabergirl
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                        Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                        Nice!

                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                          4c
                          Banned
                          Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                          That is seriously cool.

                          last edited by 6 Dec 2015, 19:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            seawolf
                            Mod Squad
                            Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                            @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

                            last edited by 6 Dec 2015, 21:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Finkster
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                              Joined: 14 Mar 2013

                              about 30 minutes of difficult fiddling .. ->

                              last edited by 7 Dec 2015, 12:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                veeoh
                                Joined: 2 Dec 2015

                                @Finkster:

                                about 30 minutes of difficult fiddling .. ->

                                ![](<br /><br /><br />Got a technique for us [url]@Finkster[/url]? I'm gonna try this out soon!)

                                last edited by 7 Dec 2015, 17:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Finkster
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 14 Mar 2013

                                  ^ Push and pull
                                  Not easy through the extra thick cotton .. I had some pain in my fingers afterwards  😉

                                  last edited by 8 Dec 2015, 07:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • deancleanD
                                    deanclean
                                    Iron Heart Deity
                                    Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                                    Anyone here ever tried changing a buttoned shirt to snaps? I'd like to try this on my MF Garrison shirt. Any ideas would be appreciated. I would also like to know what resources you use to find good quality snaps. I'd like Permex ones but I imagine they would only do bulk orders and I'm not sure what tools are needed.

                                    last edited by 8 Dec 2015, 11:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      What you going to do about the buttons holes?

                                      "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

                                      last edited by 8 Dec 2015, 13:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • deancleanD
                                        deanclean
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                                        Great question. Was just going to maybe have the tailor sew them shut and then the snaps would sort of cover it up?

                                        last edited by 8 Dec 2015, 15:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Sort 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

                                          last edited by 9 Dec 2015, 03:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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