Posts made by Lynne

@Jord thank you - the whole team have an input from sourcing fabrics to being muses, photography to product creation, adding snaps to marketing etc etc And we wouldn’t be able to do it without customers reloving their shirts…more shirts please! ️

@TeflonDon They did! I’m already working on the next batch. There should be another five released in January.

Thank you to everyone who’s ticked the ‘Relove Offcuts’ box and everyone who’s Reloved their shirts! I love seeing these fabrics being repurposed

2 with pockets, 3 without ️

Have a great big birthday Mo! x

@sabergirl ️

Small batch of keyrings and wristlets soon to be restocked 🩵

These ones have pockets coming soon!

On the bench today, a glorious new Swatch bag combo
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@Chap thank you for the pics! That’s like a photo shoot - perfect, beautiful 🩵

I’m making a few more, so any feedback gratefully received!

@Go-For-Chill I’d like the gold camera please!

@Chap thrilled you like the bag (and coaster!) and gifted it to your wife! Do post a pic if you can

@Chap a perfect match! Enjoy ️

When things go wrong…

Our Kansai Special belt loop machine is designed for perfect, fresh, stiff sheets of denim – the kind cut in long lengths for production lines. But when it comes to recycling, we’re not working with neat rolls of fabric… we’re working with worn, wibbly jeans that have already lived a life.

To make Reloved belt loop, we cut 32mm strips to feed into a 30mm folder – just enough bite for the feeders to grab, and just enough width to pass through without jamming…well, that’s the theory

Since jeans don’t come in metres of length, we stitch together as many smaller strips as we can. To stop it all bunching up, each piece is carved and trimmed to create a ‘smooth’ 10mm bridge – just enough to trick the machine into thinking it’s still sewing one clean sheet. We add a 10cm x 1cm “tail” – an offcut from hemming – to guide the first piece through the cutter, folder, and stitch feed. It’s the best way to minimise waste and make the most of every inch.

Of course, the Kansai wasn’t built for denim with memories. Even after ironing and hammering flat, these old pieces like to remind you they were once a knee or a thigh. They twist, shift and stretch when you least expect it – it’s particularly galling when it’s right at the start.

As you can see, every day’s a small battle and a big lesson. And I wouldn’t have it any other way ️

@will6er it is easy when everything goes to plan and the video’s edited - I’ve not posted when it got all caught up at the end, or the threading and rethreading, or the cussing etc etc

@AdamC

@jimcasey thank you for posting! It’s a thrill to see you wearing it. Looks like it was made for you

More in the making, this time darker…

@Chap 🩵

These are now online
https://ironheart.co.uk/products/ih-relove-coa

@AdamC that’s the last thing I’d expect to see there! Is it Rob’s?