Repairs & Modifications
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Nice Mike and I’m glad you like it. I appreciate your drive to boil, dye, add patches to, etc. IH gear.
Thanks for giving us a… 101
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You bet
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Not content with what I had last night I used up the rest of the emerald citric acid dye I had and mixed it with the other dye. The acid dye I added had some what of a volatile exothermic reaction and fizzed up like I giant alkaseltzer.
Looks awesome though.
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I like it a lot. I liked the previous version, too, though.
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The hem was coming out of my 822… So I fixed it with my Speedy Stitcher. Not the cleanest job, but it is functional.
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Looks good! As someone who does a lot of local repairs, having the right thread color is half the battle…
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It's a little different because the thread I use is 100 percent Kevlar. Iron Heart is too tough for regular thread and the awl. It constantly breaks while you are sewing.
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What’s the general advice on how soon to repair denim? Should I wait until this pair of jeans needs other repairs until I take them in? Or do I want to nip this hole in the bud? These are 3sixteen’s 14.5oz denim at about 100 wears/one soak for context.
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For that since it's in an area that's gonna get a lot of wear, I'd get at it sooner before it gets bigger.
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I will like to introduce you to “denim therapy” master tailor that not only does denim repair , modification but also master tailor for all other fabrics. Denim therapy shop is located in red bank , New Jersey.
I always struggle with Iron heart shirt length , and long sleeves . Majority of places afraid to touch any denim 14oz or more . Secondly , no denim place like to hem heavy denim shirts and heavy denim jacket.
I called so many places , I don’t want to name the names , but all places in California , Portland , Washington state . All well known denim repair places but nobody took my iron heart 14 Oz ID/BK denim shirt and denim jacket for hemming. Everyone refused. Very fortunately denim therapy took my denim shirt , hem and beautiful chain stitch using the special chain stitching machine .
Secondly , the tapering service is very difficult on 25oz. I took two 25oz denim and I can’t be happy with the work. Amazing !!!
Thirdly , Denim therapy shorten length of my 18oz denim jacket and sleeve perfectly. Everything chain stitch back to like new condition.
Lastly , they also repair denims and does a fantastic job.
I can’t recommend enough. If you needed to hem denim shirts , jackets and taper heavy denim go to denim therapy.
Red bank, NJ phone number : 732-704-4369
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For that since it's in an area that's gonna get a lot of wear, I'd get at it sooner before it gets bigger.
Good to know, thanks!
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Just received this IHSH-300 from an international retailer. This constructional thread in the cuff is unraveling. Thinking it was a loose thread, I gave it a light tug and it began to unravel more. What's the best way to keep this from continuing? Snip at both ends?
@Chesson is a wizard with these things, but I’d consider getting in touch with the retailer.
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Hi @Chad it's hard to tell from the photo you sent over but that could be constructional stitching if you keep pulling at it it may make things worse and snipping it may not stop it. Are you able to send over some more photo to give a better indication of which thread it is that is coming away?
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By the looks of what I can work out from your photos that is likely to be an internal thread that has pulled through. If that is the case, doing a "factory" style repair would be very difficult as that stitch will have been run before the cuff is attached to the sleeve. Taking a look at the way out cuffs are constructed this looks overlocked internally but it also has a single row of stitching visible on the face of the fabric. If that row is still all intact you do not necessarily need to be concerned.
If you pull on the thread lightly is it still pulling out? or has it got to a stage where it has locked off?
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I got one of these baseball cap buddies to wash my IHC-06. I put two zip ties on it so there is no possible way it can come open in the washer.
I put the cap inside out because there are areas that raise up past the cage that would rub in the washer. I already go a big crease on the side from the first time I washed it.
