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

[Eza]

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...

[SKT]

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.

[mclaincausey]

@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.

[les.l]

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.

[goosehd]

@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.

[Matt]

The runoff is aesthetic. The hem is stitched above it so that it can’t unravel past the hem.

[Aetas]

Sometimes I cut the chainstitch runoff.

But a knot can look nice.

Triple cainstitch runoff twisted plait …

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@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?

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

[Daniel San]

[Gavin666]

Personally I love em

[NickD]

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

I like the idea of setting them in resin though.

[Go For Chill]

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.

[ARNC]

@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!

[jordanscollected]

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.

[Go For Chill]

@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!”

[Mizmazzle]

@Go-For-Chill “Bikes!!”

[Aetas]

@Go-For-Chill said in Does anyone else not *get* chainstitch runoff on shirts?:

“Hold my chainstitch!”

Boys oh boys….
But better than „Hold my triple chainstitch giraffe!“ 🫣

[Boit]

@RobeOfTheMagi oh my! How much have you collected? I imagine it to look like dryer lint?

[CosmoSix5]

The professional seamstress that I work with is always telling me she hates the run off. "I want to cut it off every time"!

[Giles]

The professional who designs and makes our clothes likes it......:-)

To me it is such a non-thing. If you like it, keep it. If you don't, get rid. 97 posts

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