Denim Repair

[Eccles]

sewing unmanly? there is nothing more manly than being able to do shit yourself, and not having to rely on others.

A fair point maybe I need a sarcasm meter?

[cheep]

no... you dont need one(10)

[jubei]

if you still think sewing is unmanyl think about all of the stitches male doctors have to sew up...

nothing unmanly about having to sew a person's flesh back together after they get sliced open.

and they use all of the same stitch patterns that tailors use... different thread and needles, obviously.

[TragicBliss]

Sailors and survialists know how to braid, sew and tie knots. Seperates us from the animals.

[SoloC]

This afternoon I went to union square, S.F Tailor which entrance is next to a Nut house. They repaired my Jin! Thanks to Kiya point out this tailor shop in one of the thread. If they have the union special machine in there, then it will be all good!

[lestat]

anyone tried http://www.denimtherapy.com/ out?

[lestat]

anyone tried http://www.denimtherapy.com/ out?

[maia]

Wow, some great denim repair projects!

I have a pair which needs some repair as well... I'll see if I manage to do it myself:D

[maia]

Wow, some great denim repair projects!

I have a pair which needs some repair as well... I'll see if I manage to do it myself:D

[salaami]

sewing unmanly? there is nothing more manly than being able to do shit yourself, and not having to rely on others.

word. the art of sewing is without question a skill that every man should have, especially if he fancies himself a denimhead. if you wear them, they will bust in @least the areas of maximum wear. theres nothing wrong with getting a person of admirable skill to repair your jeans, but to say that men tailoring is effeminate is just playing yourself. yamane is a tailor first, "fashion mogul" secondly. now that the inside pocket-corners are ripped, and the inner seams are failing, the bit of red tab that was left from noriko's surgery has come out. now i need to search for some red all-cotton thread( i hate nylon-core) and fix em' up, i dont know whether to get some matching brown thread, and just make em like new, or cut a piece of denim with selvage into a tab, and sew that on. the pocket isnt about to fall off, but an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure...

[knucks]

Fixed the crotch of my FreeBees. I was going to repair my rear pocket but I did some ghetto job w/ a patch over the ripped corner. Looks ghetto. Pics when I get around to it..

[.jacob]

Pair of Nudies are starting to get some crotch damage and I'd like to repair it preemptively before it gets too bad.

As you can see the in the pictures the stitching on the inside has worn through and the denim is starting to wear thin. As a reslt of the busted stitching the seam is starting to come undone out the outside. Are these all things I can fix or do I need to go to a tailor? I'm in DC/Boston so if anyone could recommend a good shop in either of those areas I'd appreciate it.

[pikler]

X-post from "what about denim jackets" thread.

[Blackplatano]

So you guys like repairs? My sorahikos have a few. All done by 45 rpm BTW.

Inside

[aaronS]

if you dont' mind me asking, how much did 45rpm charge you for the repairs?

[rnrswitch]

What type of thread do y'all recommend. I have been looking for some relatively thick thread to do some repairs, but can't really find any yellow/orange thread that closely matches most denim stitching.

[mrpenguin354]

I found some thread in my local Rag Shop called "Blue Jean" made by Singer. It's the same thread I used to repair my Skulls a few pages back. It may not match other yellows perfectly, but it's close enough to make it work. I think it's a bit thicker than normal thread too.

[Eccles]

What type of thread do y'all recommend. I have been looking for some relatively thick thread to do some repairs, but can't really find any yellow/orange thread that closely matches most denim stitching.

Pretty sure there has been some discussion of thread sizes/guages somewhere but can't find it. From what I recall depending on the part of the jean a different thread size is used so for example pocket stiching is thinner than elsewhere, anyone remember this?

[Blackplatano]

if you dont' mind me asking, how much did 45rpm charge you for the repairs?

Brace yourself...are you ready for the number? Are you sure? close your eye...scroll down when you are ready...............................

$0.

45 rpm repairs their jeans for free, forever.

[ThyAllMighty]

I got an impending crotch blowout on my nudies as well, but since my jeans are black, I'm just gonna tell my mom to sew on a piece of denim underneath on the inside with some black thread. Either that or whatever my mom suggests is the most discrete. Since my mom used to be a tailor, I trust her, I'll post pics when it's done.

[SoloC]

I got an impending crotch blowout on my nudies as well, but since my jeans are black, I'm just gonna tell my mom to sew on a piece of denim underneath on the inside with some black thread. Either that or whatever my mom suggests is the most discrete. Since my mom used to be a tailor, I trust her, I'll post pics when it's done.

If your mom did a great job, get your mom a union special machine. Then she can have a business herself.

[beatle]

I really like this 45rpm repair pattern...got to keep this in mind...

[khoiphan92]

bumpf or great thread

my s5000's pocket is coming undone

[Chicken]

i just got my omnigods back from hollywood trading co.

they fixed my back pockets and my crotch which were coming apart.

top row is befores, bottom row is afters:

before...

...and after.

before and after:

and before and after:

now -- the crotch seam is nice and clean again:

now -- pockets have no holes...

...and are reinforced and ready for more abuse.

i think they did a great job, and at a reasonable price. very happy right now and looking forward to wearing these again. but not until the sufu contest is over, i guess.

[beatle]

Agreed, repair done nicely.....

[chantheman]

cool stuff chicken. can i ask how much the repairs were?

[Charlie Delta]

before...

...and after.

How the hell did they reach the bottom of the pocket in the right pic? Did they restitch the whole pocket?

[Chicken]

^ i don't have a clue either. there's no indication the pocket had been restitched, though. :confused:

[khoiphan92]

maybe they handstitched it

[sweetmofo]

wow chicken really impressive inseam job.

didn't get the same with my PBJs.