There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

[UnTucked]

@Giles:

The roping is caused by the interaction between the feed foot and the folder.  It's actually got nothing to do with the sewing machine itself, I could put a folder in front of any chain-stitching machine and get roping….

Ker-BOOM!

Big "denim wives tale" crushed

[Megatron1505]

That's what I meant by frigging the Kansai, just couldn't remember which bit caused the roping.

[neph93]

Stop writing that word. I just can't stop signing the Sex Pistols song.

[Chris]

Yeah, it's skewing from unequal movement by the feed dog on the bottom and the presser foot on top.  I can make a standard flatbed lockstitch machine put roping on a hem.  Not easily, but I'm largely incompetent…

[manufc10]

And I thought I was a denim nerd.

[Megatron1505]

I used to obsess over details, slubs, loom chatter, singed finishes, unbleached wefts etc….. These days I just wear jeans that I like and don't think too much about it 

[FurattoHeddo]

@Megatron1505:

I just wear jeans that I like and don't think too much about it 

Wise words to live by.

[Seul]

FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
THERE WAS FUCK ALL ELSE TO DOOOO

[steelworker]

@Seul:

FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
THERE WAS FUCK ALL ELSE TO DOOOO

words of wisdom from the mad Belgian 

[Megatron1505]

The Sex Pistols misappropriated my regional vernacular 

[Matty123]

Will IHUK ship to Hawaii?

[rocket]

Don't see I reason not to do so, but someone of the crew will get back to ya… Aloha

[Giles]

Hawaii still in the world?

If yes, yes.  If no, possible (but we'd need to talk)…..

[Matty123]

Matty strikes again. I manage to bother Giles with questions he’s already answered. I’ve been shipping things there lately and a lot of vendors don’t.

[goosehd]

How much alcohol needs to be consumed on a daily basis to deal with us, and does that quantity need to be increased when a new item is released?

[Alex]

@goosehd:

and does that quantity need to be increased when a new item is released?

Yes 

[YesBlank]

Here’s a stupid-ish question: does anyone have a sure-fire method and/or product for preventing their thick leather patches from cracking? Particularly before/after a hot wash for shrinkage.

[Giles]

Oiling it will help, but whether it is a sure-fire solution, depends on what temperature you wash at.  The only sure-fire solution for a very hot wash is to remove the patch prior to the wash…

[steelworker]

@Filthy25ozJunkie  posted in cleaning denim that he never hot washes, there's a photo of a patch thats darkened to a beautiful coffee color.

[Sreeni]

I guess the coastal parts of my country will be as humid as Okinawa. Will it help if you wrapped the clothes in plastic or any water-resistant material?

Also - @Giles I am guessing Gosport is also fairly humid. Is humidity a factor to consider while packing things to hand down to one's kids? Also, how do they keep rolls of deadstock denim for so many years?

@UnTucked:

@Sreeni:

[Can I do this in a country like India with its heat and humidity? Thanks

I know India is more humid that Okinawa, Japan (Which is pretty damn humid, might I add), so outside of sealing them in air-tight containers, I don't see any way possible.

I literally lost 10-20% of my wardrobe once in Okinawa, because I traveled for work for 30 days… When I got back home, a much of my stuff was mildewed and moldy. Basically, anything that was "dark colored", including leather shoes/boots.

Terrible experience.](https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1)