RE:LOVE - Repurposed — Iron Heart, Reimagined
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L Lynne referenced this topic
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Our 2nd and 3rd grade denim typically just has neps and/or stuttered weave in certain sections of the roll, those can be cut around for small items like bags and calendars....So is used in Japan.
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Hello master of the sewing machine @Lynne
looking at the great stuff that you're creating out of the denim cut offs etc,
I wonder if a button extender wouldn't be a good addition to the repurposed portfolio.
something like the attached picture, but with the IH level of detail and love.Cheers, Peter
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@Lynne That's even cooler if you'd use an existing waistband with it's buttonhole and add a new button (silver or copper)
Or, if you have a buttonhole sewing machine, use the existing buttons and add a buttonhole.
Whether you really need two new buttonholes is open to question.Never mind. I would buy 2-3 of the extenders.
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@peng I’m curious to learn what use you foresee for a button extender.
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@Lynne I have a pair of olive green denim jeans from another brand but unfortunately they have have a bleach stain on them so sit unworn...
Do you think a regular Dylon pod cycle would sufficiently cover the stain, or would a more industrial process be needed for the bleached fabric to take on the dye?
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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@motojobobo Being able to button up a pair of pants that otherwise is too tight / uncomfortable in the waist. The one in the pic is too long, for sure, but you get the idea.
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@T4920 I dont think a Dylon pod will do much to be honest if the area has been bleached, It would depend on how bleached we are talking if its very faint you might be okay but if its stripped back to a white colour, You may have better luck with something like a dye pen.
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@ZackB Thanks dude, you too!
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Work In Progress: The Relove large tote bag coming soon!
AKA The Winyl bag. Deep enough to carry wine, wide enough to carry vinyls - thanks @Ross @SamD for the size and bag name input.
And thanks to the team for helping me gauge strap size this morning - you’re such cards x
70cm is what I can get out of an average recycled leg and it seems to fit all the chaps perfectly - both over the shoulder and, when the straps are held in hand with arms extended downwards, the bag doesn’t drag on the ground.
We’re 5’3”-6’3” of very varying chest measurements and modelling abilities
What do you think - would 70cm straps work for you?
Would love you to be part of the process. So, join me here to see how the bag develops.
PS: There are some seriously fabulous pieces of denim I have to work with
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So cool, @Lynne. I think the 70cm length is probably good. I will have to measure the straps on my 25oz tote, which are maybe a few cms too short.
The key with totes for me is I want a bag that is easy to pick up and sling over the shoulder. If straps are too short, it’s impossible to pick it up with your right hand and get it smoothly to your right shoulder without using the left hand, too. I may be doing a poor job of describing this.
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