Repairs & Modifications
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My 301BKs are in serious need of repair. This includes the crotch, pockets, and a few other areas as well. Does anyone know of any places that do darning in Europe besides Melvin Rakers in Groningen? Does IH still offer to send jeans to Japan?
I know that Self Edge does darning but they only accept walk-ins. Due to a screw up beyond my control, I wasn't able to bring them with me when I was in the US over Christmas.
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@Filthy25ozJunkie:
I blew the button off my Beatle Busters. (Giles was right! I shouldn't have sized down!) So I made a sew-on button out an old copper penny, and affixed it with some Kevlar. It turned out really great. I made the holes in the penny using a center punch, and hammered out the penny making it concave using a ball-pin hammer as a die and a 9 pound hammer. It took 2 blows over a piece of soft pine to make the right shape. I might like this better than the regular button.
@Mustafa911 see, sizing 25oz down is not a great idea. They will be agonizing to wear and you'll probably blow the button off like I did. An inch of stretch is expected and desirable as far as I am concerned.
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Surgery…..
nice I was sad I missed that Mister Freedom shirt. It reminded me of my Grandpap. Why did you take those off?
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Hey @Giles is this something I can trust a local tailor with or would you recommend that I send it somewhere like Indigo Proof or Railcar?
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JD.
I have had several IH and non-IH shirts shortened, after they've been washed. Because I don't ride motorcycles anymore, I like to have them shortened so the back just sits below the top of the back pockets. I take them to my tailor, tell him how much I want the shirt shortened at the back. I have the front & back the same length. No problem.
I have a FH shirt that is sits just perfect for me lengthwise, it's a 26.5" back length, & I use this measurement for any shirts I want shortened. -
Has anyone ever tried to "let out" the thighs on a pair before?
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Has anyone ever tried to "let out" the thighs on a pair before?
I've heard of people using some crazy means of stretching them (using a car jack!) but I dont think I've ever seen this.
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@spitfiredealer it seems like there's not enough material there to be let out very much. I think you'd be better off sizing up. I know sometimes I wear a pair of sweatpants shorts under my jeans when I first get them to stretch them out a bit. Because they usually only get tight when I sit down they go on easily and I hike them up high and sit and squat.
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@Anesthetist A car jack!! Bloody hell that sounds a bit extreme!!
@Filthy25ozJunkie sizing up not a option at the moment due to funds. So I pulled them on over some sweats and lunged around the house!!
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Ha. If you really want to stretch them wet them and do that. Just be careful you don't rip them. They are just jeans after all. I'd feel terrible if you blew out your jawns.
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@Filthy25ozJunkie:
I'd feel terrible if you blew out your jawns.
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I moved the buttons in on the cuffs making them smaller. I left the old thread there while I moved the buttons for a visual reference where I should put the new button placement.
Turned out great.
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Got my contest Ooe Yofukuten jeans back from Indigo Proof. Great work as always!
That is incredibly good work… I need to find someone to do a similar job for me soon, and think I better trial a test pair of cheaper jeans and also show them your pictures and ask if they can make it look like that!!
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@Filthy25ozJunkie Awesome work.
I'm a fan of button down collars and I've actually been thinking of giving it a try on my IHSH-68. For some reason I like to wear this one with the first and second button unbuttoned, and that creates a wider than desired collar spread. It'd be awesome if the collar could stand up and stay in place with buttons. The issue with that is having to add button holes to the collar, but I imagine I could find a tailor willing to do that. I could harvest the buttons from the top button (which I will never use), and maybe one of the pockets (which I don't keep buttoned anyway). I think you've convinced me to give it a go.
I know there are considerations like shape of the collar itself, with button down collars having a different shape than otherwise, but hey the worst thing that happens is I have some discreet button holes in the collar left over.
