• Home
    • Recent
    • Calendar
    • Register
    • Login
    Iron Heart Forum
    Iron Heart Forum

    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Repairs & Modifications

    The Resource Centre
    225
    1.2k
    354.4k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • jimmyJ
      jimmy
      Joined:

      ah right. awesome machine

      the works already does amazing darning with out it anyway.

      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • L
        LandoCal126 0
        Banned
        Joined:

        This is already in "Denim Videos" but I figured it should be here as well…

        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • SeulS
          Seul
          Joined:

          In a month or so I'm sending these to the Denim Doctor… Gonna have the buttonholes reinforced, the crotch, have the hem fixed, and this:


          Pretty much came outta nowhere… Someone remind me to tell Michael to wear goggles... And a helmet...

          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • alcatrazA
            alcatraz
            Joined:

            Seul, how long did it take to go like that?

            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • SeulS
              Seul
              Joined:

              No idea mate…

              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • ChrisC
                Chris
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined:

                The bane of cuffs- horizontal wear lines.  Another reason not to do it.;)

                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • injunjackI
                  injunjack
                  見習いボス
                  Joined:

                  and for some reason all my IHs develop these much faster than lighter weight denim….I guess it's price you pay...

                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • SeulS
                    Seul
                    Joined:

                    Yeah you're right… But it didn't happen when I wore 'm cuffed the first couple of months... Bit weird...

                    @injunjack:

                    and for some reason all my IHs develop these much faster than lighter weight denim….I guess it's price you pay...

                    My ALDs (14 oz) don't have this and I've worn them cuffed since the start  :-\

                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • GilesG
                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined:

                      I think it is a function of the stiffness of the denim….

                      "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

                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • injunjackI
                        injunjack
                        見習いボス
                        Joined:

                        @Giles:

                        I think it is a function of the stiffness of the denim….

                        must be this…

                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • alcatrazA
                          alcatraz
                          Joined:

                          Mmhh, bit of a pisser

                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • injunjackI
                            injunjack
                            見習いボス
                            Joined:

                            yeah on jeans this pricelevel….(sometimes a bit neg. feedback might do good in the experiment lab.)

                            edit.

                            if it's sthe stiffness, I think soaking/washing hems thoroughly 2"-5" upwards might soften the fabric a bit...

                            We'll see what happens to my RAWs, as they've been through washer more often than my SRs....

                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • L
                              LandoCal126 0
                              Banned
                              Joined:

                              @injunjack:

                              yeah on jeans this pricelevel….(sometimes a bit neg. feedback might do good in the experiment lab.)

                              It will happen to any jeans at any price level. Cotton is a natural fiber. If bent or folded, over time the denim will wear down in the spots which take the most abrasion or exposure. Just my opinion though.

                              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • injunjackI
                                injunjack
                                見習いボス
                                Joined:

                                Lando, you're totally right, but you neglected ( probably in a hurry) to see that both Seul and I said that in lighter weight denim this doesn't happen [so fast]. (or at least didn't mention anything about it) But like G said, it's most likely due to rigidity of the denim that causes it to happen so soon.

                                This sort of fraying on the frontside of the hem is annoying. Never have had that happen to other jeans.
                                I've already fixed my SRs and will soon put my 634S's under the sewing machine. Probably today, if I have time…

                                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • L
                                  LandoCal126 0
                                  Banned
                                  Joined:

                                  @injunjack:

                                  Lando, you're totally right, but you neglected ( probably in a hurry) to see that both Seul and I said that in lighter weight denim this doesn't happen so fast.

                                  This sort of fraying on the frontside of the hem is annoying. Never have had that happen to other jeans.
                                  I've already fixed my SRs and will soon put my 634S's under the sewing machine. Probably today, if I have time…

                                  Yes I did neglect to read the first part. And I do agree that heavier denim will wear quicker at these stress points. Guess that is the price we pay. You can always iron out your cuffs at the end of the day or unfold them so that the damage is not as severe.

                                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • SeulS
                                    Seul
                                    Joined:

                                    It's all good… Nothing the good Doctor can't fix, I'm sure!..  🙂

                                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • injunjackI
                                      injunjack
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined:

                                      Or me…. jsut did my 634S's

                                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • L
                                        LandoCal126 0
                                        Banned
                                        Joined:

                                        Some repair images from IH JP

                                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • JiiJ
                                          Jii
                                          Joined:

                                          Fixed crotch blowout:

                                          Fixed cuff damage:

                                          Very happy with the results!

                                          AIAN HA-TO!

                                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • ChrisC
                                            Chris
                                            Raw and Unwashed
                                            Joined:

                                            @Jii:

                                            Fixed crotch blowout:

                                            Fixed cuff damage:

                                            Very happy with the results!

                                            That is a nice job.  I can't remember; did you send them to the Works for the repairs?

                                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright Iron Heart 2025.