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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

    Some Really Boring (but useful) and Some Really Interesting Stuff!
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    • UnTuckedU
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      @Sreeni:

      @Giles:

      @Ivan is pretty small and @Adam is not massive - more shots of them will be appearing, but it is a big big job to go and retro…

      On a different note, wouldn't short sleeve shirts fit a larger group of people?

      We went through this convo about 2-3 years ago, after a batch of UHF's Sewed up with shorter sleeves. Some people REALLY liked them, but the general consensus was that it's far better to sew shirts with longer (Standard) sleeve lengths, that to make them shorter. That way, if a person has shorter arms, they can do a warm or hot wash to shrink them down. But, if on the other hand shirts were sewn with shorter sleeve, there would be many people who are left out from buying shirts at all, because there is no way to "stretch" the sleeve length.

      Not to mention, Iron Heart is a "functional motorcycle clothing" brand. One reason the sleeves are longer, is because when riding a bike, the riders arms are stretched out front, which causes the sleeves to ride up the arms. Longer sleeves prevents that from happening, or makes it less drastic.

      So, "long story short" (Get it? LMAO!), longer sleeve lengths is the best solution for all parties.

      In search of:
      IHV-04, med.
      IHSH-185, large
      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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      • GilesG
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        I put the jeans for Alex in a suitcase in the attic.

        "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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        • Matty123M
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          Is there any interest in starting a thread where forum members can show where they put their IH stickers?
          For example

          Maybe so. Maybe not

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          • rocketR
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            we have one somewhere…

            found it here you go

            rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

            It's all humbug, like everywhere
            R.I.P. Geo

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            • Matty123M
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              Thanks Rocket. need to up my search game. looked but didnt find it.

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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              • rocketR
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                the search keyword was sticker  😉  😘

                rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                It's all humbug, like everywhere
                R.I.P. Geo

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                • Matty123M
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                  Why didn’t I think of that?? ??? 😃

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • bryaneidins70B
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                    Not really a question more an observation…...I like the tab on the front page... 'Discover the outfit' but when I clicked it I expected to see a bigger picture of Sam in his outfit and then then breakdown of what he was wearing.

                    'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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                    • AlexA
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                      nice idea. I will look into it

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                      • ChrisC
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                        @Matty123:

                        Why didn’t I think of that?? ??? 😃

                        That's why rocket gets paid the big bucks.

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                        • rocketR
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                          if this would only be true….

                          rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                          It's all humbug, like everywhere
                          R.I.P. Geo

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                          • SeulS
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                            Hey if you don't want the montly bucket of carrots: I'll gladly take 'm!..

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                            • rocketR
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                              ironical I just eating some…

                              rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                              It's all humbug, like everywhere
                              R.I.P. Geo

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                              • DionD
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                                Are all IH jeans chainstitched on a Union Special in the workshops where they're being produced or only if hemmed at IHUK? The original hem is slightly different than the one after hemming.

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                                • neph93N
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                                  ^ good question that.

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                  • Megatron1505M
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                                    I don't know the answer, but an easy give away is if the hem pulls slightly tight leading to more pronounced roping, this is a "fault" of the union special.

                                    I know many Japanese sewing houses use a mix between American machines (Union Specials) and the Japanese version, the Kansai Special.

                                    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                    • Megatron1505M
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                                      To further muddy the waters the Kansai can be frigged to replicate the fault of the Union.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        "Frigged"? You make learning fun Mega!

                                        “Some of those that work forces
                                        Are the same that burn crosses”

                                        • Virginia Woolf
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                                        • neph93N
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                                          Seriously though that stuff is brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

                                          • Virginia Woolf
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                                          • GilesG
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                                            We use the same Union Special "head" (a 43200G) in the UK as the heads we use in the workshops in Japan, but these are not cadcam machines, they are not designed to produce uniform results. There are dozens of variables that can be tweaked.  We have 2 * 43200G's in the UK, one is set up for 18-25oz but it is virtually impossible to hem 14oz denim on it, so the second machine is currently being set up (needs some bits made for it, so that all user inputs, result in same machine movements) to do the "light-stuff".

                                            The roping is caused by the interaction between the feed foot and the folder.  It's actually got nothing to do with the sewing machine itself, I could put a folder in front of any chain-stitching machine and get roping….

                                            "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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