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    seawolf
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    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

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      sabergirl
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      Nice!

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        4c
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        Joined: 26 Nov 2013

        That is seriously cool.

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          seawolf
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          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

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            Finkster
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            about 30 minutes of difficult fiddling .. ->

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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!)

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                Finkster
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                Joined: 14 Mar 2013

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

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                  deanclean
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                  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.

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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

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                      deanclean
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                      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?

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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

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                          deanclean
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                          Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                          I thought about it a little more and decided just to change the buttons. I found some vintage ones I liked on eBay. It will look better and be a lot less work.

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                            deanclean
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                            Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                            My wife got me a vintage N1 deck jacket for Christmas. It didn't end up fitting well and was not able to return it. I took it to a master tailor in town and he did an amazing job. I gave him my old pair of MF N1-K Deck Pants as they were made of the same jungle cloth. He ended up lengthening the coat by 3" and widening it a little to fit better in the chest. He also did a great job taking the bottom of the jacket where the drawstring goes and re attaching on the new part. I gave him a vintage talon zipper as well to finish it off. Here are some pictures of finished product.



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                              sabergirl
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                              That's really neat. I wonder if the spot at the bottom will let in cold air without the wool. Looks great, in any case. Let's see a fit pic!

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                                deanclean
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                                Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                                @sabegirl So far there has been no draft.  He sewed in a replacement generic type liner that seems to do the trick.

                                last edited by 20 Jan 2016, 16:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  deanclean
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                                  Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                                  @deanclean:

                                  @sabegirl So far there has been no draft.  He sewed in a replacement generic type liner that seems to do the trick.

                                  sorry @sabergirl

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                                    ShootThePier
                                    Joined: 19 Jan 2015

                                    Props to Railcar Fine Goods for superb service, and even better alterations.

                                    last edited by 30 Jan 2016, 02:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Appfaff
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                      The button holes of my IHSH-46 were getting a bit "loose" and starting to have some broken threads, so I went ahead and reinforced and "tightened" the holes - shirt feels indestructible now.  Anyways, here is a few pics of the before, after and a few during…

                                      The factory button hole:

                                      Inside of factory button hole:

                                      Used some thread that matched pretty closely to sew starting from the very edge to cover the broken threads:

                                      The inside is a bit "unprofessional"…

                                      But from the outside you can't really tell anything was done!

                                      last edited by 11 Feb 2016, 21:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        Nice…..

                                        "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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                                          Appfaff
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                          Thanks! It was super easy and could be done by anyone that can thread a needle.

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                                          last edited by 12 Feb 2016, 11:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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