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@yannis appreciate the input! Unfortunately somebody had commented on my fade pictures and planted a seed of doubt in my mind. Saying that from the pictures (of just the pants flat) they seem “too small in the top block” when really I find the top block roomier than my 14 oz 634’s or my 19 oz Samurai jeans. I think it’s just the way the fabric folds around my thighs with certain movements and positions. The curse of thick thighs— the waist first perfectly, but for a straight cut they look slim on my frame haha.

Thank you again for weighing in 🫶

Howdy all!

Nearing 100 wears on my 21 oz 634’s. Been noticing a lot of this streaky fading in the back of the crotch. Not sure if this means they are too snug (the thighs and top block are quite roomy) or if this is just a result of how the fabric bunches when walking/sitting/etc.

Any reason to be worried?

@Jack haha fair enough. My only concern would be that due to the cotton thread, rather can creating a sort of end “seal” it might just cause the thread to be more easily pulled out with friction and wear. I’m quite the nit-picker, so I just have to not look at the inside of the hem until I forget about it.

Fingers crossed that they hold— would hate to start getting some nice roping fades only to have to re-hem and then create some weird overlapping patterns in the denim.

@Jack appreciate the insider info Jack. My local shop uses 100% cotton thread, I assume this leaves the burn method out of the question?

As for finishing, I believe they just do the old school overlap (roughly 1.5-2” of stitch overlap) and snip the ends.

@goosehd appreciate the help, and apologies for incorrectly posting!!

Chain stitch hemming, any cause for concern

Happy New Year all!

I’ve been rocking my 21 oz 634s since the start of the cold season here, and after their first wash I decided to get my jeans hemmed as I wanted to go for a cleaner look on this pair specifically. Unfortunately, my local shop had some issues on the initial hemming which resulted in a skipped stitch on the union special, causing the chain stitch to immediately start unraveling as it got snagged by some friction on my shoes.

Since then, the chain stitch has been redone a total of 3 times (I want my iron hearts to look good and feel good!!!). In the below photo, I keep looking at these end loops left out after the final hemming (good otherwise, no skips). Is there any concern with these loops hanging loose? One is in the overlapped section of the stitch, but the other is at the end of the stitch I believe. I’d love to not have to take them in again.

Regrettably, I should have gotten them hemmed by IH when I first purchased them as I did not experience any shrinkage in length, and I would’ve much preferred the tied-end, Poly-thread that IH uses (my 14 oz are factory hemmed and have held up amazingly).

Any advice would be great, thank you all!!

@Shane-B a jacket with a printed back design that will fade and flake off overtime like an old war time pilots jacket????

@EdH said in IH-684S-16-GER - Iron Heart Germany 16oz Selvedge Denim Relaxed Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo:

Is there a story behind the number?

I would assume a combo of 888 and 634

Larger in the “middle” (thighs and knees) hence why they probably but the 8 in the middle.

@endo The Life of Adam^tm

@NickD awesome jacket too btw!!!!

@Mizmazzle I have done that devilish combination before! Most recent pair of sneakers is a pair of lowtop Shoes Like Pottery which I don’t think would be too strange to pair with the flannel! On more of a “low profile” sneaker kick as of late. Back in my Highschool says I was definitely more of a big shoe guy (à la Air Force 1s)

Bought an extra heavy flannel from UES at Mildblend here in Chicago a few months ago, love this thing. I try to wear it as much as my outfits allow, I feel like it fits best with the combo of some boots for that real workwear look, but I’m mostly a sneaker enjoyer.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0unbgpY16HAYi1fe4G5PTV?si=DyTOGFRcSkStI7zq7hK_Lw

My band just released a 3 way split with two other neat local bands. For fans of post-hardcore, screamo/skramz. Check if out, and if ya like it we have an album out with our next in the works.

@Alex making my heart very happy, and my wallet very sad 🫶🫶🫶

@worn2fade I’ve seen the 1955 Reco as well for myself, unfortunately just unable to source a pair whenever I’m able to buy!

@worn2fade I’d love to see a pair with a rise like my vintage fit Orslow fatigues (14” front/18” back!), but I mean to be fair, they’re jeans ‍️‍️. I’d be plenty fine with the extra 1.5-2” in my size on the rise. I’m not necessarily looking to yank my pants up above my belly button, just looking to avoid crushing my family jewels haha

@Giles any rough idea on when we might get another update on possible release time frames for the new cut? Obviously not asking to flat out say when these are scheduled for, just wondering when the team might be planning to release the next little tidbit of info

@meatmarketdenim1 based on the majority responses similar to yours, I’ll give it time and just keep putting time into these. I noticed the fit slowly change on my 14 oz 634s with 90 wears and 2 washes so far. Slightly different still as the cut seems slightly modified for the lighter weight. Hoping the bulging goes away, because besides that aspect I love everything about this pair. The weight, the fabric, the room in my legs so I can live and breathe, just the bit of excess right around the crotch, but as you mentioned, sizing down would likely destroy my jewels!

@AdamJ As a fellow 6+ footer, I must move to the UK and join your staff.

Many thanks for the link!