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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything

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    • vaquero357V
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      @Giles

      …what do you think? A) Cut the bail and ram it through? 😎 Or, grab a pair of pliers and rip it out from

      whence it came? ???

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        Never needed to tr it myself, but this method is supposed to be the best…..

        http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/general/hookout.htm

        "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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        • vaquero357V
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          …oh man, I'm looking for the anesthesiologist on this one (@Anesthetist) , I don't want to know how you get it out just get it out! 😶 🙂

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          • Salted RacerS
            Salted Racer
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            @Giles apologies if you've been asked this before but what are your thoughts on having an IH exclusive fading contest? Maybe just on the forum?

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            • Jcaz6996J
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              @Giles @Alex hope you had a great bank holiday.
              What happened to the DWC why did that come to an end? just been looking through the previous comps. The best part… IH designing a pair of jeans for that year incredible , would love something like that to run again.. what are the chances? I bet there is a load of forum members who would love to be apart of this..

              IG : @luvthefades

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              • Daniel SanD
                Daniel San
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                Good question James 👍

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                • Jcaz6996J
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                  Let’s go 😍
                  2 year fading comp that’s crazy good..
                  With IH prizes
                  Entry fee to cover the prizes

                  IG : @luvthefades

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                  • AlexA
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                    I'll answer, though this was a bit before my time so @Giles may want to add more..

                    The DWC was never an Iron Heart specific contest, in the sense that we did not organise it. It was put together and run by @Megatron1505, and Iron Heart helped make jeans and sponsor/judge etc etc. I think Gavin got busy, and the admin required to manage the participants was very taxing. A break was taken at some point, and it never returned. In the interim, the Indigo Invitational was born, and I am not sure that we need two competing contests in the world. (but that is just me). If the guys from the II wanted to make an II/IH collaboration jean to coincide with a future contest, I would be open to it, but we have not been asked

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                    • GilesG
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                      Yes, this was a Beatle / @Megatron1505 thing, not an Iron Heart thing.

                      "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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                      • P
                        prpx
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                        What kind of service/repair shop should i look for shortening sleeves on my IH-526Lod ?
                        Do they need the same (union special) machine used for hemming the jeans? I went to my local tailor and he just said - my machine can’t go through that 🙂

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                        • MizmazzleM
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                          I had a 20oz Oni type 3 sleeves shortened. It worked. But it doesn’t look close to as clean as it did as original. My guess is that it’s quite hard to do properly.

                          In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                          • bryaneidins70B
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                            If you’re are in the USA I would give this lady a call.

                            https://railcarfinegoods.com/

                            'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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                            • GilesG
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                              @prpx said in Ask Giles Anything:

                              What kind of service/repair shop should i look for shortening sleeves on my IH-526Lod ?
                              Do they need the same (union special) machine used for hemming the jeans? I went to my local tailor and he just said - my machine can’t go through that 🙂

                              No, there are about 13 separate machines involved I'n making a pair of jeans or a denim jacket. The Union Special 43200G, is just one of them, and all that does is sew the hem.

                              You'll need a very good tailor who has a bullet proof walking-foot (or something like that. But frankly, I would not bother, the risks are massive.

                              "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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                                prpx
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                                Thanks @Giles - yeah, i’ll just wear it as it is, it’s maybe a 2-3cm’s extra long

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                                • TinManT
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                                  @Giles after 9 years, long story… I finally soaked my IHSH 45. It got, forgot spent a couple years in garage inside a tote. Most it’s life was on top shelf of closet out of site of mind. Did I harm the denim? by letting it sit around in the raw state for so long?

                                  Hand wash 40 c
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                                  Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                                  • pechelmanP
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                                    ill jump in here for him

                                    it's totally ruined and you should send it to me for proper disposal.

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                                    • TinManT
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                                      @pechelman hell yeah!! For real that made me laugh pretty damn hard. Good medicine! I needed it.

                                      Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                                      • MattM
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                                        My names not Giles but I’d have to say if it looks ok then it is. And that’s one hell of a surprise find. Congratulations.

                                        I used to love finding forgotten Xmas presents in a closet somewhere when i was a kid. I found an extremely small Transformer one year and it was like full on Xmas all over again.

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          What a find and what a beaut. I cant think of any way that it could be damaged/ruined.......

                                          "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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                                          • TinManT
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                                            @giles Fan dried over night so crispy and awesome, it would probably stand on its own if it had legs. @Matt Super excited it is like Christmas all over again! @pechelman no need for proper disposal 😀😀

                                            Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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