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    Iron Heart Update 2026

    We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?

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    • W
      wjw
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      Ever consider a sleeve shortening service in house? Kind of like the hemming, but more $ because it is a lot more involved.

      36 777S-21 |36 777SST | 35 634S-ib-c | 36 634XHS
      XXXL IHSH-293-OD | XXXL IHSH-130-GB |XXXL IHSH-337 | SP-L IHSH 422

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      • neph93N
        neph93
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        @wjw they’d need to hire a professional tailor to do that, or send the shirts to Japan. The guys in Gosport do good work with hemming, darning and patching. However, removing and reattaching the cuff, cutting and creating a new sleeve placket, is seriously skilled work.

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        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • BridgerB
          Bridger
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          @Matt said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

          No one “needs” a Harley, but imagine how badass a kangaroo would be if it had one.

          🤣

          This should be added to the Quotes Worth Quoting thread!

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          • endoE
            endo
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            @Gavin666 said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

            I don’t have time to read everything.

            but that's what these threads are mainly for

            si tacuisses

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            • John GaltJ
              John Galt
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              Thanks everyone for the insightful comments on the front pocket bag use. This suggestion gained much more interesting commentary traction than I imagined or intended.

              No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

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              • DeeDee85D
                DeeDee85
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                @endo 😂😂

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                • 68degreesorless6
                  68degreesorless
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                  Might be too much of a technical headache, but it would be cool if the product comparison tool on the website could also be used to compare to sold out items. E.g., I have one shirt that fits perfectly but was a seasonal release and is no longer on the site. Would like to compare it to currently in stock products to find the ideal fit.

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                  • AlexA
                    Alex
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                    @68degreesorless this is the plan once we reinstate Extinct

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                    • steelworkerS
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                      @Alex said in We know you love IH, but where do you think we can improve?:

                      @68degreesorlessfih this is the plan once we reinstate Extinct !!!😍🎆🎇
                      Fixed itfor ya

                      Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                      Well, I have others.

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                        sabergirl
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                        Well @Alex this is the best news I’ve had all day!

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                        • steelworkerS
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                          I was gonna post this but ya beat me to it Ann!

                          Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                          Well, I have others.

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                            natefreezy
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                            @neph93 Totally but I need this on my 293-OD. Or maybe facilitate sending to Japan and back? I’d probably pay $100 to fix sleeves at some point. Not sure anyone would make money but could make some customers happy.

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Won't happen I am afraid. As documented in many places here, we can't make enough stuff and our Japanese operations are near breaking point. We are trying to strip unnecessary complications out of everything they do, not add to them....

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                roydub87
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                                Probably said a million times but I would do chump change remote work for the @iron-heart-information team or any of the crew just to be able to buy more stuff …. I’ve worked for a company discount before and I’m not above it again lol

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                                  sabergirl
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                                  I imagine Iron Heart would rather pay employees a living wage to do the work that you’re freely offering to be exploited for. Just a guess. 😅

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                                  • scarfmaceS
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                                    Hey everyone,

                                    I’ve been getting into cycling lately and stumbled across a site called Bike Insights. For those who haven’t seen it, they take frame geometries and turn them into "stick figure" overlays. It lets you visually stack two different bike frames on top of each other to see exactly how the angles and dimensions differ.

                                    It got me thinking: Could we do this for Iron Heart gear?

                                    We all spend a lot of time obsessing over size charts and comparing our best-fitting shirts or jeans to the new drops. Imagine if we could select two items from the IH database and see a visual overlay of the silhouettes. It would take so much guesswork out of the "Should I size up?" struggle.

                                    Benefits would be:

                                    Less "analysis paralysis" with size charts.

                                    Visualizing the taper in different denim cuts.

                                    Fewer returns/exchanges for the IH crew.

                                    "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      @scarfmace would this help you?

                                      https://ironheart.co.uk/pages/cut-comparison

                                      “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                                      • scarfmaceS
                                        scarfmace
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                                        @goosehd this is exactly what I'm talking about, but more in general across all clothes. the Link is wonderful if you want to onderstand how a specific cut is different from the next, but if you look at 2 pairs of 888's in 21oz, one OD and the other Plain indigo, size charts for a size 33 will be different between the two. If you put the sizecharts for both pairs in an excell and let in generate an image you can overlay both and have a much more visual understanding of the difference.

                                        "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          @scarfmace It’s a great idea, but would be extremely hard to make. For example in one run of jeans (or clothing item of choice) there are slight variations between items in each tag size due to the way they are made. Comparing that variability to items in other runs or to other items would make it infinitely more complex.

                                          Then you have to take into account how each fabric behaves such as stretch, shrink, etc.

                                          Not saying it’s impossible, but there may be a reason you haven’t seen this type of product in larger clothing manufacturers being used.

                                          “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                                          • scarfmaceS
                                            scarfmace
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                                            This wouldn't replace the need to understand fabric characteristics, but it would bridge the gap between a spreadsheet and a real-world fit. Since IH already captures these measurements so accurately, we’re 90% of the way there. We just need a way to overlay that info.

                                            I wouldn’t bring it up if I didn't think it would be a huge value-add for the customer base. Bike Insights (https://bikeinsights.com) is the perfect proof of concept for how well this works.

                                            "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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