Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Oaktavia]

@seawolf Cool! That helps a lot, and makes sense. I will gather some materials, give it a try, and report back. Thanks a lot man, I appreciate the help.

[seawolf]

@Oaktavia Happy to help! It's hard to tell from the picture, but if the holes are too close together, you could punch new ones "over" the old ones to buy yourself a little distance, if that makes sense. Here's a quick little illustration to shoe you what I mean.

[Oaktavia]

@seawolf Okay cool, I actually made a little sketch to illustrate what I think you meant too. Visuals help, so thanks! Also thanks @Jett129 I had no idea we had such an knowledgeable leather craftsman on here.

[seawolf]

[meltdown]

Is it better to hem before or after break in? If doing it before, how do you know how much it will come up due to whiskers/honeycombs etc? Appreciate any thoughts on this!

[JoshC]

@meltdown It is completely personal preference and dependant on the fabric of the denim, for example if you have a pair XHS or UHR denim you will get approximately 1-2" of shrinkage in the denim so I would recommend washing them before getting them hemmed just so you take out all of the potential shrinkage within the fabric and dont end up shrinking them to a length that wouldn't work, whereas a lot of our other denim is washed once and sanforised so there should be little to no shrinkage. I would always recommend adding a 0.5" on to your normal length if you are worried about any shrinkage or loosing some length from honeycombs but that would be very minimal and you probably wouldn't notice it.

[meltdown]

@JoshC Thanks for the prompt reply! If looking at 555 or 888 in the 21oz, they are sanforized so just add 0.5" to the inseam measurement of a pair of jeans I like would be a good starting point?

Say I add the length but it still ends up being too long, could a re-hem work? Or the amount of fabric needed to be cut & rolled be too much depending on how much I wanted to take in?

[Mister_Brue]

@Oaktavia Then you put it in the vat.

[Oaktavia]

@Mister_Brue hah, I would need to make a new one. I like the natty leather just as well though.

[Mister_Brue]

@Oaktavia I know, just kidding. Good luck with the mini project.

[Oaktavia]

@Mister_Brue thanks dude, maybe I will have time tonight.

[Mister_Brue]

@Alex It seems that IH Type ll’s don’t come around all too often. Since we’ve just had the 139, are there any planned future releases? Thank you.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Have you ever considered a platypus patch?

[goosehd]

@RobeOfTheMagi I’m lost. Would you be able to expand on that a little?

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Like the leather patch with the octopus, but with a platypus instead. They're great creatures.

It's probably more of a question to the IH crew I suppose.

[goosehd]

@RobeOfTheMagi The octopus was chosen because it was to symbolize the 888's (i.e. 8 legs). Not sure where a platypus would fit in exactly, but I'm sure the guys could chime in.

[Mister_Brue]

@RobeOfTheMagi Brilliantly random question though.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Thank you :).

[T4920]

@RobeOfTheMagi

Tie-Dyed Duck, Psychedelic Duck, Psyduck (is a platypus-esque Pokémon...)

Best IH connection I can make to warrant such a patch!

[T4920]

Don't think Steve is gonna be out of a job anytime soon...