There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

[EB50]

Does the 555-02 stretch as much as the 555-01?  The thighs and back of the knee are a little tight after the soak.

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[Giles]

They'll stretch, but typically not as much as the 21oz

[Paul9221]

I'm breaking in a pair of 888-XHSMB and I have never had to struggle so much with a button-fly as I did with these.  No kidding, every keystroke of this post is killing me because my fingers are still sore from yesterday.

The question:  IH jeans come with the top button cinched, does someone manually button these before they ship out or is the button applied and the jeans then shipped (i.e. no one manually buttons/unbuttons before shipping out)?

[Alex]

All our jeans come unbuttoned, one of the team will button the top button so we can take an accurate waist measurement prior to shipping. That said, some of us do require a tool to assist them on the heavier denim… @AdamC 

[hairydangler]

Try some leather oil on the button holes to help stretch them out. Use needle nose pliers to stretch them open a bit.

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[Paul9221]

Dang!  I didn't think I could appreciate the IHUK team more than I already did!  Y'all must have amazing hand-shakes, ha!

Thanks, Alex!

P.S. I would probably use that tool, too, Adam!

[Paul9221]

@daltmeyer:

Try some leather oil on the button holes to help stretch them out. Use needle nose pliers to stretch them open a bit.

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I have a few systems in place for this…I put a sharpie through the hole and kinda wiggle it around.  I use needlenose pliers like you mentioned.  Normally, after a few rounds of buttoning/unbuttoning, it becomes pretty simple.  For some reason, the top button is just giving me a lot of trouble this time.

If it doesn't lighten up by tomorrow, I'll try that leather oil idea.  Thanks!

[Alex]

@Paul9221 The two things I have seen used which are not the button-doer-upers that we have (which we are trying to get pushed into production for distribution with jeans) are either needlenosed pliers pushed into the hole and then opened firmly for a minute or so, or alternatively a tapered ring sizer inserted into the hole to speed up the stretching of the buttonhole

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

@Alex:

All our jeans come unbuttoned, one of the team will button the top button so we can take an accurate waist measurement prior to shipping. That said, some of us do require a tool to assist them on the heavier denim… @AdamC 

Lmao, this sounds like my dream job. I'm proud of how strong my fingers are now.

Great question @Paul9221

[AdamC]

I have mastered all but 25oz @Paul9221 when we do a size run chart from tag 28 to 44 in 25oz my thumb wouldn't survive 

[Matt]

I find if you put one edge of the button in then move your finger around the button hole in a circular fusion on the outside, kind of like the way they put tires on rims, you can get them pretty easily.  Even the 25s.

[Paul9221]

@Alex:

@Paul9221 The two things I have seen used which are not the button-doer-upers that we have (which we are trying to get pushed into production for distribution with jeans) are either needlenosed pliers pushed into the hole and then opened firmly for a minute or so, or alternatively a tapered ring sizer inserted into the hole to speed up the stretching of the buttonhole

A tapered ring-sizer!  Of course!  That's a brilliant idea!  I have one of those.  I'll give it a shot.

[Paul9221]

@AdamC:

I have mastered all but 25oz @Paul9221 when we do a size run chart from tag 28 to 44 in 25oz my thumb wouldn't survive 

Ha!  There's no shame in that!  I have a couple of 25oz en route right now (XHSib & XHS), and after spending all day fussing with these XHSMB, I'm dying a little inside at the thought of having to go through it all over again with those two.

[Paul9221]

@Filthy:

@Alex:

All our jeans come unbuttoned, one of the team will button the top button so we can take an accurate waist measurement prior to shipping. That said, some of us do require a tool to assist them on the heavier denim… @AdamC 

Lmao, this sounds like my dream job. I'm proud of how strong my fingers are now.

Great question @Paul9221

Maybe I should have IH ship all of my 25oz denim to you first, and then I pay you to ship them to me with the button hole loosened

[Paul9221]

@Matt:

I find if you put one edge of the button in then move your finger around the button hole in a circular fusion on the outside, kind of like the way they put tires on rims, you can get them pretty easily.  Even the 25s.

I do this when I have nails, but I just trimmed them and I just couldn't get my fingers around the edge.

First world problems, I know.  It's just that you guys are the only ones who will understand my pain

[Pete]

Does anyone know what shirt this is - is that grey or olive?

[Paul9221]

@Pete my guess is the IHSH-204-GRY:

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/extinct/ihsh-204-gry.html

[Pete]

Thanks Paul, I think you’re right - hope we get an olive version one day!

[Paul9221]

@Pete:

Thanks Paul, I think you’re right - hope we get an olive version one day!

Me too!

It never occurred to me that there are no olive UHFs until someone mentioned it in one of these threads. I have a feeling we will see some next year.

[Anesthetist]

@Paul9221:

@Pete:

Thanks Paul, I think you’re right - hope we get an olive version one day!

Me too!

It never occurred to me that there are no olive UHFs until someone mentioned it in one of these threads. I have a feeling we will see some next year.

Me too!

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