Repairs & Modifications
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@nrtphotos Here we can see a pocket that has come away from the seam. so what I would do first Is unpick the gold stitching just past the the tear itself.
2: using a piece of thin but strong fabric, I have place inbetween the pocket and the denim on the inside then through the tear on the pocket so the fabric pops out the other side then with a little bit of fabric glue I have placed on the pocket to hold this all into place and then cut any excess fabric off. (you can use a thicker material if you want but I would be cautious doing this as it may cause you to get a pocket outline where the pocket has become much thicker)
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Using a similar colour thread to the denim, I have darned the pocket and denim together to give that area extra support.
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I have then Flat stitched the pocket around the edge of the pocket bag, to give it move protection, this one in particular had some holes forming so this should help a little bit.
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I have then stitched the yellow thread back into the jeans to recreate that original finish as best as we can. It is slightly visible that this has been done but what scars dont.
I hope this helps and if you have any questions dont hesitate to get in touch.
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@JoshC thank you for a very detailed response, much appreciated. Couple questions:
1 - How do you just darn the edge of the pocket like that? I would have thought it would go through both sides of the pocket, not just the outer edge.
2 - Do you fold over the edge of the new material along the mouth of the pocket or just trim the raw edge?
3 - Any possibility of a picture of the inside of that darned edge/pocket?
Thanks!
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Does anyone know of any specialty denim repair experts in Canada? If not I will send my two pairs to IH headquarters for repair
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@dechant I have a couple that look like good options in Canada for you that might be worth reaching out to, and seeing what they say, obviously I'm always happy to take in jeans for repair I just request that they are freshly washed and you will need to fill out the repair form here. Here is a small list of places in Canada I will leave that below for you.
Dutil Denim which is one of our stockist do repairs they have two locations one in Vancouver and one in Toronto-https://dutildenim.com/pages/hems-repairs-alterations?srsltid=AfmBOorpA7efCLpla5WMP5UdsGEnu-DT0HqSCCFPX0_ua2N-HescPxmf
There is a guy in Toronto as well which I follow on IG and it looks good https://www.torontodenimrepair.ca
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@nrtphotos I didn't im afraid and I have already sent them back to the owner, If I get another one similar I will load up a photo for you. But essentially what I have done is put the pocket through the arm of the darning machine and darned over the top, so it has sewn the pocket and the top layer of denim together that way it doesn't sew the pocket together.
as for the new piece of material I fold that back along the inside of the pocket, ill try and get another couple of photos so you can see.
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One more summer for my trusty 888s
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Splash of bleach to SBG wash?
(Allow me to preface the following by saying I’ve spent a long time achieving fades the slow and old fashioned way. But in the true spirit of denim, I like experimenting with new techniques to achieve a variety of results.)
When I first saw EllaHarp — a singer-songwriter who also makes her own jeans — demonstrate the results of a “splash of bleach” method on her 888s, I was surprised and impressed. This was a far more vintage-looking fade than any of my jeans looked like with heavy wear.
After a year in Texas, including a long, hot, humid summer, my 21 oz indigo IH denim had already started taking on beautiful whiskers and other cool fades, so I decided to experiment. The 777s had high contrast knee fades which I wasn’t a fan of (even tho I love my two young kids!). I hoped this “splash of bleach” technique could even out the difference and make the knee fades less obvious.
Using about 50 ml of bleach in my washes every 1-3 months has resulted in a very gradual change that evolved into absolutely stunning and complex vintage-style fades with a million hues of blue. The texture was also different than, for example, the thigh fades achieved without chemicals. It’s really not too dissimilar from what she shows in her photos.
This also had the benefit of smoothing out the contrast with the knee fades, making me fall in love with these jeans more than ever.
Question: would the same method cause a similar effect with my 8301 SBG 777s? Or will the sulfur-dyed fabric react differently? I don’t need super high contrast fades, but I like that middle ground, and these SBGs are really showing some character after almost 12 months of regular wear.
