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

Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?

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    Brandrea
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 19 Sept 2022

    It’s a nice detail that I appreciate. I like to leave everything as it was intended from the factory. YMMV.

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      Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot
      The Unwoven
      @Nik
      Joined: 11 Feb 2023

      @Nik same here 🙂

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        Matt
        見習いボス
        @Brandrea
        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

        @Brandrea said in Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?:

        It’s a nice detail that I appreciate. I like to leave everything as it was intended from the factory. YMMV.

        Same here.

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          motojobobo
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 22 Aug 2015

          I never learned to appreciate them…I snip them off as soon as I get my hands on the shirt. Before the first wear.

          The journey is the objective.

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            popvulture
            見習いボス
            @motojobobo
            Joined: 2 Oct 2018

            @motojobobo haha that immediately conjured a mental “noooooooo!” from me.

            WTB
            IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
            Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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              motojobobo
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 22 Aug 2015

              @popvulture jajajajaja. Cheers buddy.

              The journey is the objective.

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                Boit
                Haraki san Expert
                Joined: 13 Apr 2013

                I save mine in this little dish! Not sure why?…and what I may do with it? Maybe I’ll cast ‘em in clear epoxy?

                438EFA17-93B8-455E-B6D2-113143EA9B92.jpeg

                A31766D3-EB1A-4280-B4FE-8A2D8F69FCF7.jpeg

                WTB: IHJ-118-BLK/OLV XL, IHM-34-BLK L, IHSH-297-IND L, IHSH-399-ORA XL, IHWF-001-PUR L, IHSH-366-IND L

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                  long_john86
                  Iron Heart Deity
                  @Boit
                  Joined: 30 Oct 2023

                  @Boit cool stuff!

                  6'4". Wingspan of Phelps.

                  WTB:
                  IHSH-399-ORA - Tag XXL
                  IHSH-260-PPL - Tag XXXL
                  IH-888S-SLBod - Tag 36

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                    Eza
                    Joined: 1 May 2024

                    I love them and its one of those things if you know you know. If someone asks or tells me I have a thread hanging I simply say no it's the chain-stitch runoff and it binds the universe together...

                    last edited by 13 May 2024, 14:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                      SKT
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                      I would love to leave the runoff but my ocd will not abide. I’m the same with any stray string or fuzz or something I feel is “out of place”. Ironic too because the runoff is a perfect example of IH’s attention to detail that makes me such a fan.

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                        mclaincausey
                        見習いボス
                        @WhiskeySandwich
                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                        @WhiskeySandwich they should chill with that. If they somehow tore past the bartack your constructional stitching would be at risk since chain stitches unravel quickly. How feasible that is, not sure, but seems like a bitch to repair correctly.

                        Think it, be it.

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                          les.l
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2024

                          As a long time IH jeans and jackets owner i just recently re-joined the forum as i also just recently purchased a few shirts, 3 UHF, one 9 oz flannel, and a waffle shirt shipped and anxiously awaiting.
                          Seeing some leave and some cut the chainstitch runoffs i personally am still undecided. Once they’re gone they’re gone so for now am leaving them, however if i do decide to remove them is there a way to best ensure no damage or unraveling will occur? Thanks for any advice.

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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            @les.l
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            @les-l Just take a pair of scissors to them and no harm done. I leave maybe a mm or two when I do cut them, but don't think it's needed.

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              Matt
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              The runoff is aesthetic. The hem is stitched above it so that it can’t unravel past the hem.

                              last edited by 4 Oct 2024, 16:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                                Aetas
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 19 Jun 2013

                                Sometimes I cut the chainstitch runoff.

                                But a knot can look nice.
                                IMG_0198.jpeg

                                Triple cainstitch runoff twisted plait …
                                IMG_0194.jpeg

                                last edited by Aetas 4 Nov 2025, 10:17 11 Apr 2025, 07:05 A 1 Reply Last reply 11 Apr 2025, 13:46 Reply Quote 3
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                                  RobeOfTheMagi
                                  Haraki san Expert
                                  @Boit
                                  Joined: 15 Apr 2024

                                  @Boit said in Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?:

                                  I save mine in this little dish! Not sure why?…and what I may do with it? Maybe I’ll cast ‘em in clear epoxy?

                                  438EFA17-93B8-455E-B6D2-113143EA9B92.jpeg

                                  A31766D3-EB1A-4280-B4FE-8A2D8F69FCF7.jpeg

                                  Dude, I do the same thing with my belly button fluff!

                                  last edited by 11 Apr 2025, 07:08 B 1 Reply Last reply 11 Apr 2025, 21:52 Reply Quote 7
                                  • Daniel SanD
                                    Daniel San
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 2 May 2020

                                    😂🤣🤪

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                                      Gavin666
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                                      Personally I love em

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                                        NickD
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 17 Nov 2024

                                        Mrs NickD tucks them back into the seam stitching for me.

                                        I like the idea of setting them in resin though.

                                        IMG_8527.jpeg

                                        last edited by 11 Apr 2025, 13:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                        • Go For ChillG
                                          Go For Chill
                                          Haraki san Prodigy
                                          Joined: 3 Jan 2025

                                          It’s just a fun reminder when you’re buying the shirt of how high quality it is; even in the details nobody will ever see. I wouldn’t over think it too much. As some have mentioned, the shirt is stitched so that you can cut them off, which a lot of folks do. You don’t see many used ones for sale with the run off attached.

                                          "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

                                          last edited by 11 Apr 2025, 13:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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