How Did Iron Heart 14oz Come About

[ARNC]

Same here.

For some reason, I’m imagining Stevie @Oaktavia reading stuff like this to the little oak rather than traditional bedtime stories

[will6er]

Wow. Great story. Did anyone end up keeping their 101 or did they all come back?

[Giles]

One person, who we called The C**t for a while, refused to (there were numerous other reasons for the moniker). He is no longer a member or a customer.....

[JunkPants]

@Giles said in How Did Iron Heart 14oz Come About:

I started to understand that people were buying us as much, if not more, for our quality than for heaviness of our fabrics.

This is 100% true in my case, and what puts Iron Heart in a league of its own.
(I do love the heavy fabrics, but the main point for me is the overall quality)

[seawolf]

I liked Triple Works, but it being absorbed into IH makes so much more sense. Thank you for the awesome story.

[mudhogen]

Awesome story. Love to hear about behind scenes details of our beloved IH.

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC said in How Did Iron Heart 14oz Come About:

For some reason, I’m imagining Stevie @Oaktavia reading stuff like this to the little oak rather than traditional bedtime stories

Little Oak! I'm dead ...we did choose Hickory for his middle name though.

I loved this read, how it is written and it's topic. Now do 25oz origin story! @Giles

[seawolf]

Maybe we need a dedicated "Iron Heart Lore" thread.

[ARNC]

@Oaktavia what you really need is “My first book of denim origin stories” with an XHS cover (probably not going to happen though)

[Mizmazzle]

IH origin stories/ Lore could be a fantastic outline for the next seasons Podcast!!

[Matt]

I’d personally love to hear the story of how a 14 oz Beatle Buster went into production due to overwhelming Forum support. You could even change the name of it to The Forum Cut

[TheChef17]

I love hearing about these stories, especially in the earlier days. I could only imagine the " I made up a few things, but they all seemed forced and slightly bullshitty" has happened once or twice more and just makes it all the better

[will6er]

@Giles At the risk of turning this into the "Ask anything thread" - do you find that 14 is essentially a gateway drug for your customers? They start on the 14 in one cut, find that they are way better than other stuff and wonder: just how good can 18 / 21 / 25 be!? And then the journey begins!

[Karol]

@seawolf said in How Did Iron Heart 14oz Come About:

Maybe we need a dedicated "Iron Heart Lore" thread.

Yes!!!!

[Giles]

It is certainly a gateway drug for some people, those that either don't want to spend 21oz plus money or don't believe that 21oz plus will be comfortable.

@alex can give you detailed info if he has time. Currently bogged down in new website launch......

[Aetas]

HOW DID IRON HEART XX COME ABOUT
Beatiful idea @Giles

So many great IH stories that should be find in one place/book/podcast.

• From the ‘IHD-01 - Special G Denim Version’ to the CPO line
• Shuttle-loom woven flannel with a skew made into the glorious IHSH-129
• The lost and found weaver for the UHF
• …

[Karol]

Can’t wait to hear the story of Mad black 25oz

[Giles]

Even we don't know about that........

[Karol]

@Giles

[SourPower]

@Giles amazing story, thanks for sharing this. I am a huge fan of the lighter weight options, especially as we move into summer. Persistence pays off! Can’t wait for those 14oz 1955s…