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IHSW-34 -12oz Heavyweight Loopwheel Fleece Lined Sweater - Grey Marl or Mint Gre

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    Chris
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

    Tube construction is overrated. I've never had a shirt rip apart at a side seam and I've never noticed any difference in durability or comfort.  If the fabric and construction are good, then whether a shirt has side seams seems irrelevant for any purpose other than affectation. Much like chainstitch runoff.

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      Chap
      見習いボス
      Joined: 24 May 2016

      Some aspects regarding loopwheel manufacturing https://merzbschwanen.com/manufacturing-good-originals

      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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        gaseousclay
        Joined: 4 Nov 2016

        @Chris:

        Personally, I've never really had a problem with side seams and don't understand the hatred they seem to engender.

        Me neither. I have several Reigning Champ sweatshirts and they all have ribbed side seams. Never had any issues. As it may have already been pointed out, it’s probably more to do with aesthetics, much like the chain stitch runoff you mentioned or selvedge line

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          Stuart.T
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 21 Sept 2017

          Chainstich run off is completely an asthetical preference. Chainstitching in itself is not.

          I no longer buy tshirts that have side seems. Even when I buy band tshirts, unless they are tube construction I do not buy them (yes, I do understand that is not the same as loopwheel construction. The process and tensions are completely different).

          Side seems, even on more expensive brands, lose shape more quickly In my experience. This is the sort of debate I have with fast fashion victims, not with people who buy $300 shirts.

          Personally, I am just a customer of Iron Heart, and never feel the need to be a sycophant. I am very much a fan of the brand. Its quality and service are second to none, but if there are elements that I don't understand, or disagree with, I'm comfortable doing that.

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            neph93
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            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

            @Stuart.T:

            Personally, I am just a customer of Iron Heart, and never feel the need to be a sycophant.

            I do hope I’m reading this wrong and you’re not  implying that anyone here is a sycophant just because they don’t hold the lack of side seams in the same regard as you do. I would consider that exceptionally short sighted, not to mention rude.

            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

            • Dame Vera Lynn
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              Stuart.T
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              Joined: 21 Sept 2017

              I am not implying that people with differing opinions in this thread are sycophants. I should wait for a counterbalance of views.

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                neph93
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                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                Thank you for the clarification @Stuart.T , I appreciate it.

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                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                • Dame Vera Lynn
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                  Dion
                  Joined: 15 Mar 2015

                  I personally prefer loopwheeled stuff without any side seams as it adds to the aesthetics of any item and also to the comfort. Not many do loopwheeled stuff but everyone does side seams, so I'm also not a fan of loopwheeled items that do have side seams like everything else despite being made in the difficult manufacturing process. The fabric might be nice but deprived of one of its biggest benefits: the tubular construction.
                  I also tried this jumper in grey and although the fit was pretty decent and the fabric nice I wasn't feeling it overall (especially the seams - not only on the sides). It was an XXL and at that time I had another heavy loopwheeled sweater from SDA in XL to compare against. The XL had bigger measurements (chest, length etc.), a softer yet heavier feel and no side seams. EDIT: There was the IHSW-06 once which was made of the heavy Wakayama loopwheeled fleece and it went up to XL with no side seams.
                  Another point is that there have been already quite heavy 5,5 oz Triple Works T-Shirts that went up to XXL and had no side seams in all sizes (e.g. TWT-1401, TWT-1402 & TWT-1403). Would've loved to have the IHT-1610 without any side seams in every size (although I'm wearing an L that has no side seams in them).

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                    Alex
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                    I have always understood the purpose of cutting the loopwheel body and resewing was to alter the fit from the tube it starts out as which is seen as an improvement by many (no Iron Heart) brands

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                      Stuart.T
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                      Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                      @neph93:

                      Thank you for the clarification @Stuart.T , I appreciate it.

                      When I'm wrong, I'm wrong, and my comment was way out of line. Sorry folks.

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                        Stuart.T
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                        I can see that. It would provide the ability to have a slight taper through the body, which is desirable to some for sure. Being a bit more chunky but funky, I can appreciate a full loopwheel sweat, as long as the hem has a bit of elasticity.

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                          Seul
                          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                          All I know is… I need that god-damn minty fresh new'un...

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                            rocket
                            Joined: 6 Jan 2011

                            rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                            It's all humbug, like everywhere
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                              Graham
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                              Joined: 8 May 2014

                              LIMITED RESTOCK

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                                grassfedyogi
                                Joined: 19 Jul 2020

                                Hi - if I’m a size Medium generally, should I size down for this? The chest looks quite generous but the shoulder looks like a typical M dimension…

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                                  neph93
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                                  Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                  @grassfedyogi:

                                  Hi - if I’m a size Medium generally, should I size down for this? The chest looks quite generous but the shoulder looks like a typical M dimension…

                                  Depends on your height and what you take M in. I took an XL in this and I wear XL in shirts. I couldn't have gone down a size because it would have been way too short. I recommend checking length.

                                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                  • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                    grassfedyogi
                                    Joined: 19 Jul 2020

                                    @neph93:

                                    @grassfedyogi:

                                    Hi - if I’m a size Medium generally, should I size down for this? The chest looks quite generous but the shoulder looks like a typical M dimension…

                                    Depends on your height and what you take M in. I took an XL in this and I wear XL in shirts. I couldn't have gone down a size because it would have been way too short. I recommend checking length.

                                    Thanks @neph93. Basically shoulder, length are both perfect. Sleeve is slightly long…but it’s IH so that’s to be expected. The chest is about an inch wider than my usual but I think that’s just the relaxed cut...prob the only thing I wasn’t sure about....

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                                      neph93
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                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      Pretty much the same for me. It is a sweatshirt after all.

                                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                      • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                        motojobobo
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                                        Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                        @rocket:

                                        This such a great outfit @rocket and it deserves to be bumped!

                                        The journey is the objective.

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