Happy Christmas!

@Nik awww! Name, age, where are you? My sample would probably fit. May I present Ziggy, the Jack Russell terrorist in a 21oz RE:LOVE coat…

@sophisto000 it is indeed a bar tack machine, but that’s not all! It converts from bar tacker to a pre-programmed and a bespoke programmable stitcher. It’s rather fabulous and I’ll be showing more of what it can do over the coming weeks.

The other machine is a 5-thread overlocker, which we’ve set up to match Iron Heart’s machines in Japan as closely as possible. More to come on that too, but in the meantime here are some bar tacks for you

Today we took charge of a beautiful second hand Kansai Special belt loop maker. It has been fitted with a folder and needle gauge, adapted to match IH jeans as closely as possible. Not only can we run strips of belt loops for repairs, but I will be creating RE:LOVE products such as key rings, wristlets, camera straps, lanyards, dog leads, cat collars, coiled coasters, bag and hat straps/loops, weaving +++ Endless ideas.

Worn denim gives a gorgeous range of tones and fades, while unworn denim is super smart and crisp. So, when it comes to belt loops, the world’s now our oyster ️

Picture shows results of worn denim passing through and some unworn denim ready to pass through. I’ll post videos as I go.

You always know when @JoshC is in the house -
the Union Special special ‘special rings & tings’ holder is in full use…

More coasters coming soon

@Mizmazzle well, firstly, my husband’s one of them Steve then introduced me many years ago to Alex, Giles and Paula. What can I say - I simply fell in love with them, the brand, the business, the crew. And now a golden opportunity has arisen to develop my love of fabrics, sewing and new techniques. Hope you follow me as we develop RE:LOVE products embellished with IH art, sashiko…maybe even tattooing textiles.
With regards to my previous sewing, a post has just come up on Insta of one of my coats. This coat has a range of detachable collars and cuffs to dress it up or down. I love creating multi purpose and/or recycled products…can’t wait to show you what we’re doing!

Coasters will be available v soon.

Three colour options this time - indigo, black/black od and blue blue.

Some of the backs also incorporate features from the original garments from which they were harvested eg pockets, seams.

My favourite - this really worn, faded indigo coaster with paint smudges

Ears for years…

@Giles we see your two lawnmowers on Big Suze, and raise you two sewing machines

Today these lovelies went on a little journey, to be temporarily relocated in readiness for something new, coming soon…

Please also take a moment to admire unit 2’s glorious reloved windows. These have been worked on for the past few months and are in the final stages of completion

@sabergirl ️out of stock atm, but as soon as I get more jeans, I’ll post here.

Shout out for more jeans to relove please!

@Danimal506 it looks right at home! Thanks for posting, it’s so rewarding to see these products in use

@CosmoSix5 I do have a pair of od jeans for recycling. We have just sold the two back pockets as Relove coasters, but I have the rest to create products from. So, you will see authentic od products here soon.
With regards to dyeing in general, I will keep the denims as I receive them in their original state. I may dye some of the shirt fabric I have for lining as they have bleach splats for instance, but not the denim

@ROman they look great! Loving your bar

@stitchdown-shell oh hello, what’s going on here then… nice
Looking at the bartacks - are you a sewer, is your name a clue? Love that your repurposing a repurposed piece of Reloved fabric ️

@jmp777 awesome, thank you! We’ll make sure to post when they arrive and what we do with them. Can’t wait!

@goosehd thank you, that means a lot ️

@Anesthetist I had some very big bottom jeans to work with
Thrilled that you got one of the pocket ones. I love seeing where these end up in the world.

@CosmoSix5 absolutely love seeing your pics, thanks for posting!
I’m currently in (Gosport’s smallest) studio, making more keychains.
Wristlets (size M) should be back on sale this week and keychains next week.

@CosmoSix5 more keychains are being made right now - should be on sale the week after next