Repairs & Modifications

[4c]

That is seriously cool.

[seawolf]

@sabergirl:

Nice!

@4c:

That is seriously cool.

Thanks! Best of all, it was free

[Finkster]

about 30 minutes of difficult fiddling .. ->

[veeoh]

@Finkster:

about 30 minutes of difficult fiddling .. ->


[Finkster]

^ Push and pull
Not easy through the extra thick cotton .. I had some pain in my fingers afterwards 

[deanclean]

Anyone here ever tried changing a buttoned shirt to snaps? I'd like to try this on my MF Garrison shirt. Any ideas would be appreciated. I would also like to know what resources you use to find good quality snaps. I'd like Permex ones but I imagine they would only do bulk orders and I'm not sure what tools are needed.

[Giles]

What you going to do about the buttons holes?

[deanclean]

Great question. Was just going to maybe have the tailor sew them shut and then the snaps would sort of cover it up?

[Giles]

Sort of…..

[deanclean]

I thought about it a little more and decided just to change the buttons. I found some vintage ones I liked on eBay. It will look better and be a lot less work.

[deanclean]

My wife got me a vintage N1 deck jacket for Christmas. It didn't end up fitting well and was not able to return it. I took it to a master tailor in town and he did an amazing job. I gave him my old pair of MF N1-K Deck Pants as they were made of the same jungle cloth. He ended up lengthening the coat by 3" and widening it a little to fit better in the chest. He also did a great job taking the bottom of the jacket where the drawstring goes and re attaching on the new part. I gave him a vintage talon zipper as well to finish it off. Here are some pictures of finished product.

[sabergirl]

That's really neat. I wonder if the spot at the bottom will let in cold air without the wool. Looks great, in any case. Let's see a fit pic!

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[deanclean]

@sabegirl So far there has been no draft.  He sewed in a replacement generic type liner that seems to do the trick.

[deanclean]

@deanclean:

@sabegirl So far there has been no draft.  He sewed in a replacement generic type liner that seems to do the trick.

sorry @sabergirl

[ShootThePier]

Props to Railcar Fine Goods for superb service, and even better alterations.

[Appfaff]

The button holes of my IHSH-46 were getting a bit "loose" and starting to have some broken threads, so I went ahead and reinforced and "tightened" the holes - shirt feels indestructible now.  Anyways, here is a few pics of the before, after and a few during…

The factory button hole:

Inside of factory button hole:

Used some thread that matched pretty closely to sew starting from the very edge to cover the broken threads:

The inside is a bit "unprofessional"…

But from the outside you can't really tell anything was done!

[Giles]

Nice…..

[Appfaff]

Thanks! It was super easy and could be done by anyone that can thread a needle.

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[UnTucked]

I guess I can cross-post this from the "What Should We Make?" thread….

I basically just bleached the fack out of my IHSH-33 and turned it an off-white. I myself love the results.

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[madmonday]

need a fit pick @deanclean that is some amazing stuff right there.

Hey @Appfaff that's a pretty neat job you did right there. I might give it a shot this evening on a shirt I have with wobbly button holes.