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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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    • neph93N
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      Ouch.

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

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      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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        Speaking of sending to Japan. Would it be at all possible to send in my IH-526V-XHS to get bronze buttons added to it? I'm thinking I'd leave the top 2 as snaps and have the rest replaced as buttons, even the side gathers. My mom has an old singer she has used to sew awnings before that had a button hole maker. Or I could pay to have this done. What do you think?

        Edit: I'd leave the pocket snaps too.

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        • GilesG
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          The issue is that the snaps are likely to have caused sufficient damage to the material, that once removed, buttons can't be added.  The reason we did not make them with tack buttons is that they were virtually impossible to do up.

          "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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          • illo59I
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            @celik:

            Anyone have experience or ever soaked their IH denim in bleach/water to lighten them up?

            i think The Lowdown on Denim aka Iron Heart Vienna once bleached or heavy washed some Iron heart jeans by a Italian company. There were some pics on facebook/instagram but that's from some years ago… Saw the pants in his store, washings were made pretty good and jeans still felt heavy - but i was not keen.

            When my time comes I want to be buried face down. That way whoever doesn’t like me can kiss my ass.

            -Red Forman

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            • Iron Heart ViennaI
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              @celik:

              Anyone have experience or ever soaked their IH denim in bleach/water to lighten them up?

              yeah, we tried it once but it didn´t meet our expectations  ::)
              in the end you need to wear it and the outcome will be fine 😉

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              • neph93N
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                It’s about time work shirts got some of that Good Art pimp-loving… new button on the pocket of my IHSH-131.

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

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                • RoxRocks86R
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                  Definitely a lovely touch. Is this available for pimpage? If not, it needs to be! 🤩🤩🤩

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                  • GilesG
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                    I can get pimpage buttons, will place an order today…...I pimped my @Kurt-faith jacket a couple of days ago…..

                    They are the same design as @neph93 's, but sewn on to show a different face…

                    "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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                      Those are lovely. What’s the cost per button? They come in sets?

                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                      • GilesG
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                        Not sure of price atm.  There are at least 2 sizes, I've just ordered a whack of every size josh makes….We'll sell them individually...

                        "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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                          Thanks Giles. Hope you have a happy new year.

                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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                          • GilesG
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                            Thanks, I'm sure I will.  And a fab 2019 to you Matty…..

                            "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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                            • Stuart.TS
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                              @organisys:

                              555N have a pocket bag come away at the top seam. Put new iphone in what I thought was the pocket and it promptly dropped down the inside of my jeans and landed on my foot!

                              Anyone any ideas how to fix it ?

                              My 555N pocket bags are starting to wear through too now, a couple of years in though.

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                              • Stuart.TS
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                                One of the button holes on my leftie has become threadbare and the stitching is coming away from the denim. Any idea of a fix? Looks like it would be a straight forward job with the right thread and machine.

                                I'm pretty gutted actually. Just over a year in and 1 soak and wash. Didn't expect any major issues.

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Image please.

                                  "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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                                  • neph93N
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                                    @Stuart.T:

                                    Didn't expect any major issues.

                                    Buttonholes do get fekked. My XHS had a screwed buttonhole after a year. I’ve never done anything with it and it still does the job.

                                    Not saying it isn’t a fault, it could well be, but they are an element of a garment that can be subjected to a lot of stress. It may well be some good old wabi-sabi.

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

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                                    • Stuart.TS
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                                      @Giles  here you go. I think it's just probably par for the course with heavy weight  denim. The thicker the weft and weave the harder it must be for a finer thread to hold a stitch?

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        You can hand-stitch that.  It's a tricky stitch to do well, but very satisfying when you do.

                                        https://notebook.historical-tailoring.com/2012/01/hand-tailored-buttonhole-tutorial/

                                        "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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                                        • Stuart.TS
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                                          Thank you, that's a really interesting article, but I think I'll leave it in the hands of a pro. I just contacted the denim doctor up in Manchester, and will compare with Soldier Blue in London.

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                                          • Stuart.TS
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                                            I've corresponded with a tailor that specialises in denim repairs. The button hole thread needs to be unlocked, a piece of denim placed between the placket layers, new stitching applied and hole recut. It's straight forward.

                                            As someone that repairs a number of brands that work in 19oz + denim it is apparently not an uncommon issue that heavy denim weft and weave frays easily and the cotton/polycotton thread used for stitching isn't able to hold as long as with lighter denims.

                                            Anyone else had button hole issues? It's a weight not brand specific issue.

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