Random questions to which you seek an answer
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@TSG:
Yes, a lot of Adams over there! You are all lucky guys (and girls?) working with such great products. It amazes me that Gosport is the home of IH UK, I lived in Alverstoke for many years, and we never had anything like IH in Gosport before. A real backwater! Times change. Keep up the good work.
I have lived in Alverstoke for 24 years so you can only believe my luck when I found IH only 2 minutes down the road!
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You are lucky! I live in Japan now…. a few thousand miles away. But the online shop is terrific.
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Wow Giles, so Gosport is now the coolest backwater in the UK. Love those T-shirts, pity they are extinct!
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I am a fan of Tintin, have been since I was a kid. I live near a small town in Japan called Maebashi. There are only three Tintin shops in Japan, Tokyo, Kyoto and …....Maebashi. Kind of similar. I was shocked to find that shop when I arrived here twenty years ago!
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I've heard a lot about RHT versus LHT over the years, but I've never understood: why is the warp typically under more tension in LHT than RHT? Why wouldn't it simply be a reversal of the twilling with no discernible difference other than the direction of the twill?
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And speaking of twills, has IH ever done a broken twill denim?
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That one I can answer in the negative.
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I've heard a lot about RHT versus LHT over the years, but I've never understood: why is the warp typically under more tension in LHT than RHT? Why wouldn't it simply be a reversal of the twilling with no discernible difference other than the direction of the twill?
Because in LHT, the process of weaving tightens the spun yarn as it weaves, in a RHT the process of weaving loosens the tension in the spun yarn - typically the warp and the weft yarns are spun (twisted) in the same direction. Does that make sense? I can provide more data when I'm not in bed and have the relevant books to hand….
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@Max:
Will there be a release schedule for the spring / summer stuff? Or does it already exist and I didn't find it?
It's now here @Max Power
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12603.msg595805#msg595805
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Thanks a lot! Seems like I have to wait a Long time till the shorts hit the store. Given our current temperatures I might be able to wear them already in the mid of march.
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I've heard a lot about RHT versus LHT over the years, but I've never understood: why is the warp typically under more tension in LHT than RHT? Why wouldn't it simply be a reversal of the twilling with no discernible difference other than the direction of the twill?
Because in LHT, the process of weaving tightens the spun yarn as it weaves, in a RHT the process of weaving loosens the tension in the spun yarn - typically the warp and the weft yarns are spun (twisted) in the same direction. Does that make sense? I can provide more data when I'm not in bed and have the relevant books to hand….
Thanks, I think I'm getting a mental image.
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Actually, a bit more info here:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5460.msg301966#msg301966
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Actually, a bit more info here:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5460.msg301966#msg301966
Yeah, thanks–I did read that in my research before badgering the forum
I also read a Heddels article explaining these twills that was completely useless. It basically said that LHT had certain characteristics because of the direction the yarns were spun without any explanation as to why clockwise versus counter-clockwise yarn spin would impact those properties in isolation (when taken into account with the twill, one could see how the confluence of yarn spin direction and twill direction could generate certain characteristics).
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One of the things I appreciate about IHUK and this forum is that you guys are very receptive to customer suggestions and ideas. I think this is another one of those things that separates IH from other brands. My question is, what percentage of forum ideas do you think are actually used? Do you write down ideas and discuss their merits in the office and then bring them up to Haraki-san? I'm guessing it's a numbers game and dependent on what you already have in the pipeline and how much physical stock you have sitting at Gosport.
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Giles, why do you call the 666S the Devil's Fit? Is it because they tend to crush the nether regions?
