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

Process shots:
The latest Winyl bags are nearly ready. One wabash and one 1955. Just hanging around waiting for snaps, before they join the rest of their posse to be prepped for sale.
I’ve loved making these.
They are mahoosive! Wide enough for vinyl, deep enough for wine

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.

More coasters coming soon

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

Work In Progress: The Relove large tote bag coming soon!

AKA The Winyl bag. Deep enough to carry wine, wide enough to carry vinyls - thanks @Ross @SamD for the size and bag name input.

And thanks to the team for helping me gauge strap size this morning - you’re such cards x

70cm is what I can get out of an average recycled leg and it seems to fit all the chaps perfectly - both over the shoulder and, when the straps are held in hand with arms extended downwards, the bag doesn’t drag on the ground.

We’re 5’3”-6’3” of very varying chest measurements and modelling abilities

What do you think - would 70cm straps work for you?

Would love you to be part of the process. So, join me here to see how the bag develops.

PS: There are some seriously fabulous pieces of denim I have to work with

Blink and you’ll miss it! Grateful for my cosy home ‘studio’. Here’s a tour of it Currently prepping bags, coasters, keyrings, hats. The bags contain 2/3/4” indigo/black/duck offcuts for swatch bags; and strips of denim to be transformed into belt loop.

A new take on the Swatch bag. Instead of being made from hemming offcuts, this one is made from a pair of jeans. As such its original patch is sewn on.

This one also has a logo’d Tshirt for the lining - the heavyweight material works perfectly.

Haraki San was playing around with it the other day and immediately turned it inside out to look at the inside. We all agreed at that point that the bag looked as good inside out, as outside in.

On top of this, we can now offer this as a bespoke piece for you. If you have jeans and an old Iron Heart shirt or Tshirt, we can make your own (very) personal bag. Message for details.

Oh, thank you to my glamorous assistant!

This rib is just the best. It’s so soft and the photo’s not doing the colour justice. @Steve show it being worn by someone, it’s bravo

@GraemeE I’m with you on that. And these jeans are going to look better than ever, so cool

@68degreesorless I wouldn’t have any fire resistant material in Relove, but we do have some scraps of natural horsehide and natural buck.

(I’ve been working on a buck-backed coaster today )

I’ll have a think!

@MM yes, we’re just finalising finished sizes.

Our most common sizes are

• Large to fit 59-60cm
• XL to fit 61-62cm

How does that fit with you?

I am working on a cap, but firstly there will be a few bucket hats in Relove denim and flannel lining coming in March.

We’ve been discussing kilties internally. I’m going to look at our Wesco ones tomorrow alongside some remnants of natural horsehide we have, and see if we have anything that works.

Do you have a particular style in mind eg do you prefer the split tongued ones, like our Wescos, or a rounded edge?

https://ironheart.co.uk/products/ihwe-kiltie?_pos=1&_psq=kilties&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=49512689074442

This month I’ve focussed on black denim. Lots of fresh and faded goodies going online today. Wristlets, keyrings and coasters looking super sharp, with indigo options too. Black bags will be online in two weeks, if you want a matching set

@Giles buy two - couple goals - you’d look cute 🥰

A new take on the Swatch bag. Instead of being made from hemming offcuts, this one is made from a pair of jeans. As such its original patch is sewn on.

This one also has a logo’d Tshirt for the lining - the heavyweight material works perfectly.

Haraki San was playing around with it the other day and immediately turned it inside out to look at the inside. We all agreed at that point that the bag looked as good inside out, as outside in.

On top of this, we can now offer this as a bespoke piece for you. If you have jeans and an old Iron Heart shirt or Tshirt, we can make your own (very) personal bag. Message for details.

Oh, thank you to my glamorous assistant!

@goosehd we’ll see

@Vik we can do it on a weekend crafternoon (that’s craft (Vik’s an excellent knitter)/craft beer/crafting cocktails/crafting nibbles - you get the gist - for anyone wondering) ️

@goosehd I’d like to feature curvy designs such as waves/interlocking circles around the curved edges and plain running stitches with some crosses in a heavier thread for the base as this seat will need to be hard wearing. So, a very simple base, like the chair shown - and then something more decorative for the seat back perhaps using a threaded stitch for more texture (I never use a seat back, so it can be less rugged). Not too much as the chair and fabric speak volumes already. I’m not an upholsterer, so I’ll probably build straight on to what’s there as it’s all metal underneath. I’ll post updates once I’ve gathered the scraps and drawn up the design.