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    • T
      TSG
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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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      • mclaincauseyM
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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?

        Think it, be it.

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        • gaseousclayG
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          And speaking of twills, has IH ever done a broken twill denim?

          WTB:
          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
          IHSH-19

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          • mclaincauseyM
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            That one I can answer in the negative.

            Think it, be it.

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            • GilesG
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              @mclaincausey:

              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….

              "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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              • GilesG
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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

                "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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                • Max PowerM
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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.

                  @elclintor:

                  > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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                  • rocketR
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                    @Giles:

                    The other day Rachel from Good Art sent an email to a potential customer (which she cc'd to us) saying. "We have retailers in London, Paris, Gosport and Vienna"

                    PRICELESS

                    golden

                    rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

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

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                    • mclaincauseyM
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                      @Giles:

                      @mclaincausey:

                      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.

                      Think it, be it.

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                      • GilesG
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                        Actually, a bit more info here:

                        https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5460.msg301966#msg301966

                        "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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                        • mclaincauseyM
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                          @Giles:

                          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).

                          Think it, be it.

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                          • gaseousclayG
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                            @Giles
                            @Alex

                            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.

                            WTB:
                            IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                            IHSH-19

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                            • T
                              TSG
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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?

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                                Isn’t 666 the number of the Devil?

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                                • neph93N
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                                  @Jett129:

                                  Isn’t 666 the number of the Devil?

                                  Chicken and egg though… which came first the name or the lot number. Not sure myself but Giles will know (I think he came up with it).

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

                                  • Virginia Woolf
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                                  • T
                                    TSG
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                                    Right, the Omen, I should have thought of that!

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      666 is the number of the devil  (or the beast) and I thought by using it, we could come up with an intriguing name and a cool patch….

                                      "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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                                      • T
                                        TSG
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                                        Thanks Giles, a mine of information. I love the fit, but boy! they take some breaking in. I've just ordered a pair of 888S OD, looking forward to see how they fit.

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                                        • Stuart.TS
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                                          English translations of the Book of Revelations (Rev 13 particularly) use 666 as the number of the beast. Latin, Greek,  and Egyptian use 616. Made famous in popular culture by the self appointed 'the beast' Aleister Crowley…and Iron Maiden...and Iron Heart! The devil would have to sell HIS soul to IH to make such good jeans

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                                          • spitfiredealerS
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                                            Anyone in the good ole USA able to help me get my hands on a pair of these?

                                            Rape prices now in the UK

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