Random questions to which you seek an answer
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So Giles, you are in Gosport, with Adam. Love that ferry!
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Yes, a lot of Adams over there! You are all lucky guys (and girls?) working with such great products. It amazes me that Gosport is the home of IH UK, I lived in Alverstoke for many years, and we never had anything like IH in Gosport before. A real backwater! Times change. Keep up the good work.
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It still is a backwater, that's why we like it…..
You needed one of these:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/extinct/iht-3004.html
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@TSG:
Yes, a lot of Adams over there! You are all lucky guys (and girls?) working with such great products. It amazes me that Gosport is the home of IH UK, I lived in Alverstoke for many years, and we never had anything like IH in Gosport before. A real backwater! Times change. Keep up the good work.
I have lived in Alverstoke for 24 years so you can only believe my luck when I found IH only 2 minutes down the road!
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You are lucky! I live in Japan now…. a few thousand miles away. But the online shop is terrific.
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Wow Giles, so Gosport is now the coolest backwater in the UK. Love those T-shirts, pity they are extinct!
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I am a fan of Tintin, have been since I was a kid. I live near a small town in Japan called Maebashi. There are only three Tintin shops in Japan, Tokyo, Kyoto and …....Maebashi. Kind of similar. I was shocked to find that shop when I arrived here twenty years ago!
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I've heard a lot about RHT versus LHT over the years, but I've never understood: why is the warp typically under more tension in LHT than RHT? Why wouldn't it simply be a reversal of the twilling with no discernible difference other than the direction of the twill?
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And speaking of twills, has IH ever done a broken twill denim?
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That one I can answer in the negative.
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I've heard a lot about RHT versus LHT over the years, but I've never understood: why is the warp typically under more tension in LHT than RHT? Why wouldn't it simply be a reversal of the twilling with no discernible difference other than the direction of the twill?
Because in LHT, the process of weaving tightens the spun yarn as it weaves, in a RHT the process of weaving loosens the tension in the spun yarn - typically the warp and the weft yarns are spun (twisted) in the same direction. Does that make sense? I can provide more data when I'm not in bed and have the relevant books to hand….
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@Max:
Will there be a release schedule for the spring / summer stuff? Or does it already exist and I didn't find it?
It's now here @Max Power
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12603.msg595805#msg595805
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Thanks a lot! Seems like I have to wait a Long time till the shorts hit the store. Given our current temperatures I might be able to wear them already in the mid of march.
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I've heard a lot about RHT versus LHT over the years, but I've never understood: why is the warp typically under more tension in LHT than RHT? Why wouldn't it simply be a reversal of the twilling with no discernible difference other than the direction of the twill?
Because in LHT, the process of weaving tightens the spun yarn as it weaves, in a RHT the process of weaving loosens the tension in the spun yarn - typically the warp and the weft yarns are spun (twisted) in the same direction. Does that make sense? I can provide more data when I'm not in bed and have the relevant books to hand….
Thanks, I think I'm getting a mental image.
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Actually, a bit more info here:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5460.msg301966#msg301966
