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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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    • 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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        • 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!

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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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                          • AetasA
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                            Sometimes I cut the chainstitch runoff.

                            But a knot can look nice.
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                            Triple cainstitch runoff twisted plait …
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                            • RobeOfTheMagiR
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                              @Boit said in Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?:

                              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?

                              438EFA17-93B8-455E-B6D2-113143EA9B92.jpeg

                              A31766D3-EB1A-4280-B4FE-8A2D8F69FCF7.jpeg

                              Dude, I do the same thing with my belly button fluff!

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                              • Daniel SanD
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                                😂🤣🤪

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                                • G
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                                  Personally I love em

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                                  • N
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                                    Mrs NickD tucks them back into the seam stitching for me.

                                    I like the idea of setting them in resin though.

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                                    • Go For ChillG
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                                      It’s just a fun reminder when you’re buying the shirt of how high quality it is; even in the details nobody will ever see. I wouldn’t over think it too much. As some have mentioned, the shirt is stitched so that you can cut them off, which a lot of folks do. You don’t see many used ones for sale with the run off attached.

                                      "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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                                      • ARNCA
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                                        @Aetas I can’t help thinking that the plait looks like a giraffe (I think it’s the orientation /continuity with the triple stitching on the seam). I very much doubt chain stitch runoff sculpture will become a thing!

                                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                        • jordanscollectedJ
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                                          I twirl mine around my fingers (like girls in the 90's twirled their bangs) and make solid eye contact with my wife when I'm trying to get her attention.

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                                          • Go For ChillG
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                                            @jordanscollected That gives me a great idea. I might start having the wife hold my chainstitch runoff instead of my out-turned pocket while we are walking in public. “Hold my chainstitch!” 😆

                                            "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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