Made an XHS morale patch for my Goruck from hem cutoff scraps.

Also, U2 sucks.

I use these pattern hooks that I got locally from Imogene + Willie here in Nashville. I've tried to source different ones or even make my own, but for $3 a piece they are hard to beat.

@T4920 said in BROTHERHOOD OF BIB:

Still holding about for a Hickory bib re-release, or a lucky find on the secondary market..

I'd 100% arrive in Hamburg head to toe in that fabric

Oh yea?

I have a lot, but the ones that jump out first are:

This UHF I have where the lines match up perfectly on the back collar, yoke, and back panel:

How the panels on all IH shirts are always perfectly mirrored. Most notably on UHF pockets:

And how the lines are pattern matched perfectly on seams:

My Grandfather was a pilot and a navigator in the Navy and Air Forces during WWII. The plane he was on went down somewhere over the Philippines in 1945, and he floated in the ocean for a few days before being rescued. Somewhere over the years, the Type A-11 that he wore (and was wearing at that time) found it's way into my hands. It wasn't working, and is rusted out in areas (obvs) but has always meant a lot to me. I finally found another one from the same maker (Elgin) and the same year (1944) and decided to pick it up. It is also in perfect working order and has a period-correct olive watch band on it! Beyond stoked to be wearing this piece and think of Grandpop every time I put it on!

Here's his original watch, which I have on a shelf on our family gallery wall:

And here is the one I just picked up:

@sabergirl Just 3 for now. 21oz indigo, black wabash, and hickory. The wabash is by far my favorite.

If you just need some time alone, tell your kids that you're in time out and you'll be back in 10 minutes.

Local denim makers here in Nashville, Imogene + Willie, hosted a Pinewood Derby race in their backyard on Thursday night. I entered on a whim and won first place.

Also, when naming and painting my car, I learned that there were different spelling of Selvage and Selvedge depending on the country. The more you know!

Me waiting for someone else from Nashville to join the forum

@nenad_mandich still have it for sale or trade

@Matt we could just mail mine back and forth and give it the attention it deserves

I don't wear this one enough. Definitely going to start wearing it any time this thread is bumped.

@steve4861 said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

For those of you with a lot of Iron heart pieces, how do you remember the model numbers of each item?
I presume you write it on the item somewhere like on the tag with permanent marker.
Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated from your experience.

I add items to my post on the tell us all what you've got section, and only really reference it if/when I sell a piece. I have a handful of absolute favs that I always remember the name/number of, and probably will until the end of time.

Washed and wore mine yesterday for the first time in a while. I think I'm gonna try and break it in more this summer by just wearing it with a tank top and letting my arms breathe.

the one above has the side gussets as well, which the 396 didn't. The way the collar is falling looks like it's a lighter weight as well. I'd still say it's a 56.

Was having a convo with a friend the other and was curious what you all had to say. We were talking about how everyone seems to have a handful of websites that they check daily or weekly. Like their own little grounding bubble of sanity on the internet. What are yours?

Not including stuff that you have to check daily for work, like email or whatnot.

Mine would probably be:
IH Forum
FB Marketplace for deals/free stuff
a couple vinyl record trading forums
Depop/Grailed/eBay (just search every couple of days for the same handful of keywords)
Sometimes ValetMag, but lately I haven't been as interested in their daily writeups

price drop before I put the jacket on eBay or Grailed

@Matt said in Please Help Me Identify These IH Models:

69 maybe.

niceeeeeeee

@Oaktavia Maybe an IHSH-56?