Repairs & Modifications
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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.
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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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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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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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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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@sabegirl So far there has been no draft. He sewed in a replacement generic type liner that seems to do the trick.
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@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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Props to Railcar Fine Goods for superb service, and even better alterations.
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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!
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Thanks! It was super easy and could be done by anyone that can thread a needle.
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