There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question
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That's what I meant by frigging the Kansai, just couldn't remember which bit caused the roping.
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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…
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And I thought I was a denim nerd.
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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
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I just wear jeans that I like and don't think too much about it
Wise words to live by.
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FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
FRIGGING IN THE RIGGIN
THERE WAS FUCK ALL ELSE TO DOOOOwords of wisdom from the mad Belgian
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The Sex Pistols misappropriated my regional vernacular
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Will IHUK ship to Hawaii?
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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.
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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.
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@Filthy25ozJunkie posted in cleaning denim that he never hot washes, there's a photo of a patch thats darkened to a beautiful coffee color.
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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?
[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)
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When I said shorter sleeves, I was referring to half-sleeves or sleeves that end at the elbow joint. On reading it a third time, I realised that we weren't talking about the same kind of sleeves.
So with half sleeves, the guys with longer arms will find the sleeves ending at their biceps. Won't this fit more people?
@Ivan is pretty small and @Adam is not massive - more shots of them will be appearing, but it is a big big job to go and retro…
On a different note, wouldn't short sleeve shirts fit a larger group of people?
We went through this convo about 2-3 years ago, after a batch of UHF's Sewed up with shorter sleeves. Some people REALLY liked them, but the general consensus was that it's far better to sew shirts with longer (Standard) sleeve lengths, that to make them shorter. That way, if a person has shorter arms, they can do a warm or hot wash to shrink them down. But, if on the other hand shirts were sewn with shorter sleeve, there would be many people who are left out from buying shirts at all, because there is no way to "stretch" the sleeve length.
Not to mention, Iron Heart is a "functional motorcycle clothing" brand. One reason the sleeves are longer, is because when riding a bike, the riders arms are stretched out front, which causes the sleeves to ride up the arms. Longer sleeves prevents that from happening, or makes it less drastic.
So, "long story short" (Get it? LMAO!), longer sleeve lengths is the best solution for all parties.
