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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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

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    • mclaincauseyM
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      @Mizmazzle I was the opposite. I was seriously prejudiced against shirts without it. Now I’m indifferent 😀

      Think it, be it.

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      • popvultureP
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        I love it, always have. It's admittedly weird, but charming.

        WTB
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        Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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        • goosehdG
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          @popvulture x2. Don’t know how to explain it nor really care to do so. Just makes me happy.

          "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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          • WhiskeySandwichW
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            @Mizmazzle yup! I’ve cut some off and now don’t bother. My friends at work do bother though, and regularly try and rip them off as I pass by because it bugs them. I couldn’t care less if they succeed. 😝

            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
            -Seneca

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            • NikN
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              The first quality shirt I bought with chain run got cut because I didn't realise it was on purpose.

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              • long_john86L
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                @popvulture “weird but charming” nicely sums it up 👌

                6'4". Wingspan of Phelps.

                WTB:
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                IHSH-260-PPL - Tag XXXL
                IH-888S-SLBod - Tag 36

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                • BrandreaB
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                  It’s a nice detail that I appreciate. I like to leave everything as it was intended from the factory. YMMV.

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                  • Sir_Cuffs-a-LotS
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                    @Nik same here 🙂

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                    • MattM
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                      @Brandrea said in Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?:

                      It’s a nice detail that I appreciate. I like to leave everything as it was intended from the factory. YMMV.

                      Same here.

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                      • motojoboboM
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                        I never learned to appreciate them…I snip them off as soon as I get my hands on the shirt. Before the first wear.

                        The journey is the objective.

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                        • popvultureP
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                          @motojobobo haha that immediately conjured a mental “noooooooo!” from me.

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                          Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                          • motojoboboM
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                            @popvulture jajajajaja. Cheers buddy.

                            The journey is the objective.

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                            • BoitB
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                              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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                              • long_john86L
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                                @Boit cool stuff!

                                6'4". Wingspan of Phelps.

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                                IHSH-260-PPL - Tag XXXL
                                IH-888S-SLBod - Tag 36

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                                • EzaE
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                                  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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                                  • SKTS
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                                    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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                                    • mclaincauseyM
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                                      @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.lL
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                                        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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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          @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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                                          • MattM
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                                            The runoff is aesthetic. The hem is stitched above it so that it can’t unravel past the hem.

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