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

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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?

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    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

    last edited by Boit 5 Dec 2024, 16:45 12 May 2024, 16:28 L R 2 Replies Last reply 12 May 2024, 17:23 Reply Quote 14
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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...

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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
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                  Joined: 4 Oct 2011

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

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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
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                        Daniel San
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                        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

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                              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

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                                ARNC
                                啓蒙家
                                @Aetas
                                Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                @Aetas I can’t help thinking that the plait looks like a giraffe (I think it’s the orientation /continuity with the triple stitching on the seam). I very much doubt chain stitch runoff sculpture will become a thing!

                                “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                  jordanscollected
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                  I twirl mine around my fingers (like girls in the 90's twirled their bangs) and make solid eye contact with my wife when I'm trying to get her attention.

                                  world tours:
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                                    Go For Chill
                                    Haraki san Prodigy
                                    @jordanscollected
                                    Joined: 3 Jan 2025

                                    @jordanscollected That gives me a great idea. I might start having the wife hold my chainstitch runoff instead of my out-turned pocket while we are walking in public. “Hold my chainstitch!” 😆

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

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                                      Mizmazzle
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                                      @Go For Chill
                                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                      @Go-For-Chill “Bikes!!”

                                      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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                                        Aetas
                                        見習いボス
                                        @Go For Chill
                                        Joined: 19 Jun 2013

                                        @Go-For-Chill said in Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?:

                                        “Hold my chainstitch!” 😆

                                        Boys oh boys….
                                        But better than „Hold my triple chainstitch giraffe!“ 🫣

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                                          Boit
                                          Haraki san Expert
                                          @RobeOfTheMagi
                                          Joined: 13 Apr 2013

                                          @RobeOfTheMagi oh my! How much have you collected? I imagine it to look like dryer lint?

                                          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

                                          last edited by 11 Apr 2025, 21:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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