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      sabergirl
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      Uh oh. Maybe I should take a break from the forum until after our house closing. Sounds like danger to my wallet.

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        iamamoody1
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        Thanks for the kind words Matt! I will probably have it all up in the sales thread at the beginning of next week. And Sabergirl I might have the two 04s that you need to complete the trifecta.  😉

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        • mclaincauseyM
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          My OCD sings in delight when yokes align this well to pattern. Thank you to the workers who executed this and the Boss who maintains standards (if this is indeed intentional–seems it could be hard to get it right consistently across sizes).

          Think it, be it.

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            A thing of beauty. I’m willing to bet it may be intentional.

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            • SeulS
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              It took me a while to understand what you were referring to… Too lazy for any kind of OCD... It's kinda neat, though...

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              • mclaincauseyM
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                As I think about it, I guess it could be done in any size on the back yoke, backing out from the center alignment of the pattern, whose size, after all, doesn't change. Not all tartans are symmetrically-striped (see the -104) and the yoke is curved, so it won't always work perfectly but I appreciate the effort (or happenstance).

                I actually had never though about it but noticed it on @Alex in a promo shot working on a bike in the Mustard Buzzard.

                Think it, be it.

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                • neph93N
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                  It is certainly intentional. Just look at the way the dots line up on an IH wabash shirt.

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                  • BloodnThunderB
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                    Pattern matching, to me, is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine the quality and care put into a garment.  Once you notice it it's hard to go back to not caring whether things match up or not.

                    IG: Shadesofindig0

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                    • mclaincauseyM
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                      @neph93:

                      It is certainly intentional. Just look at the way the dots line up on an IH wabash shirt.

                      Yeah, but the Wabash alignment is obvious and would look really shitty if they didn't do it. Also consider that the pockets on the wabash are not rotated 45 degrees as are the ones on the flannel patterns.  Even the underside of the flaps have the dots in alignment on those shirts!

                      Flannels, I think you can get away with quite a but more. My -155, for example, does not have the same perfection on its back yoke observed above, and I didn't notice this until today. Take a look at the peaks of your front yoke and see if the same part of the pattern converges on each–those and the pockets on mine are uniformly perfect across all my UHFs. And if they weren't, no one would notice (unlike, IMO, a misaligned striped pattern).

                      Think it, be it.

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                      • neph93N
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                        I’m sure the attention to detail you highlight it deliberate. The 155 has a very complex pattern as you say. The Wabash pattern marching is exquisite, obvious or otherwise.

                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                        • BD81B
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                          Does anyone know what the reasoning behind the flannel pockets not lining up with the rest of the pattern is? I think they might look better aligned… just my opinion though, and you know what they say about opinions lol

                          R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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                          • neph93N
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                            I’ve considered that myself. It appears to be a standard for pockets and yokes on all checked
                            shirts, both for Iron Heart, other premium makers, and off brand items. If you have a look
                            they all set the patterns perpendicular. Whether it is tradition or aesthetics, I have no idea. I’ll tip the latter.

                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                              A regular customer popped in today to have his monthly fix.  Bought a couple of 6-packs as a present for the boys.  I thought it was supposed to be the other way around 🙂

                              "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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                              • BloodnThunderB
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                                @BD81:

                                Does anyone know what the reasoning behind the flannel pockets not lining up with the rest of the pattern is? I think they might look better aligned… just my opinion though, and you know what they say about opinions lol

                                My best guess is it has something to do with tradition?  Patterned Western shirts were originally created as a way for cowboys to show off a bit.  So I would guess the misaligning of patterns was originally intentional as a way to make the shirt a bit louder….  Then it just stuck.  Just my guess though.

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                                • mclaincauseyM
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                                  Yeah, probably the same reason plackets and yokes often are also rotated. Or reasons–I suspect:

                                  1. break up the pattern a bit
                                  2. less labor-intensive (in the old days)

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                    Could it be that it's generally the most efficient way to lay out a shirt pattern in terms of fabric use?

                                    Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                                      I wanted to give a huge thank you to @Jett129 and his son for their random act of kindness. Some of you may have read some of my posts commenting on my son's full-blown obsession with Pokemon cards. He collects and trades them but  i've also been taking him to Pokemon tournaments so that he can learn to actually play the game. As you can imagine, buying Pokemon cards gets expensive so I had to tell my son that he either learns to play the game or I stop buying them for him lol

                                      Anyway, Jett reached out to me and said his son had a bunch that he was willing to give away. Sure enough, he sent me about 700 of these Pokemon cards which I in turn gave to my son last night. @Jett129 , my boy was blown away and couldn't contain his excitement. He doesn't understand the concept of internet communities so I told him a friend and his son gave these to me to give to him. This is one of the reasons why I love the IH forum so much. Its members are awesome and its a cool community to be a part of.

                                      WTB:
                                      IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                      IHSH-19

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        @Jett129 Amazing,  Much love and respect…..

                                        When random people criticize this place for being too nice, they can fuck right off.  I'm humbled and proud to be part of this community.

                                        "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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                                        • AdamJA
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                                          @gaseousclay @Jett129 This is amazing!  🙂

                                          The devil is in the detail..

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            @Giles:

                                            When random people criticize this place for being too nice, they can fuck right off.  I'm humbled and proud to be part of this community.

                                            Who says that?! I will track that m*%therf*#€r down and have a nice cup of tea and cosy discussion with them….

                                            Great post @gaseousclay lovely gesture @Jett129

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                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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