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2 minutes ago, JohnM said:

^ Nomos is great, not only with their unique designs, but since they make their own movements and offer a level of fit & finish that rivals watches two or three times the price.  The Orion 38 Datum is another beauty:

 

I generally think the in-house movement thing is a little overblown/sold - but with this, they definitely provide extra value through providing their own movement.

that LVC pop-over shirt looks ace!

Just took delivery of this - love it!

Love the super thin and delicate looking lugs on that.

Waiting for a Nomos club with display back to be delivered - quite looking forward to that.

Other than that, something I’d like to get a nice panda dial chrono - maybe a top time.

Mostly this - beaten up 1971 speedy.

3 hours ago, rodeo bill said:

thank you! these look lovely. Really interesting to see the diagonal fade line on the back pocket^^. I've not seen this before but makes sense- the denim pocket panel is cut straight, but the lining is cut on the bias, so that it will stretch over a wallet etc and never get tight inside the pocket. It looks as if some small pleats have formed in the pocket lining, along its grain (i.e. at 45° to the denim grain), and they've rubbed through as fade lines. Does that sound right? Looks great anyway! Thank you again for posting.

That's exactly it!

The new stuff looks excellent William.

Here's a quick update on my 129s. They are really beginning to break in. The first couple of pictures also show small repairs I did on the yoke - using my hands; not the sewing machine - "chicote-style": 

Hand-sewn felled seam with that fabric? wow - you must have the hands and strength of a blacksmith  nice job! 

Podcast with Andrew Chen (3sixteen founder) - they even mention SuFu - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/blamo!-podcast-exclamation/id1122333284?mt=2#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F302912534

Can generally recommend the blahmo podcast as well. Some great interviews.

Denim always looks much more interesting in direct sunlight. My tender jeans in particular show - what seems like - an extra 3-4 shades/layers, which is really striking in person.

I'll try to update on my 129s again in the coming weeks. I've worn them quite a bit over the winter and they're due for another soak soon.  

"[...]1970s-style workwear denim brand Whooper (launching in Spring 2017) and a secretive, mid-century fabric project in development. "

Whoa, tell us more!   

Finally sorted out the issue with my computer. Here are some pics of my flower pot jeans and the 129 in madder [iIRC]:

I really like the way the bias cut shows from the wear. Here's close-up:

The 129's have been a lot more 'stubborn' - but the texture and colour is amazing. It's hard to capture in pictures though:

If anyone has some madder dyed ones that are a bit more broken in - I'd love to see the 'evo' on those.

I also have some shirts that are ageing nicely. Particularly a turmeric dye one and a couple of leather items (belt and wallet) - I might get around to taking some pictures of those. [Maybe in another couple of months ]

I've had trouble posting pics on here. I can't seem to 'paste' into the dialog box - but I'll try again over the weekend.

Mine don't show particularly high contrasts [yet] so I'd love to see if anyone else has a well worn pair.

Great post!

Looks like these are less stubborn than the wattle dyed 127s that I've had for a couple of years. I like your change to the hem as well

mikecch, that looks excellent - has the colour changed much over the the years?

Damn.

Generally, is there a consensus about how comparable the quality of merz schwanen and mccoys sweats are - purely in terms of the 'loop wheel' fabric itself?

I've noticed quite a few companies are advertising "loopback" sweatshirt - I'm assuming this has nothing to do with loopwheel ones, except that they are both circular machines?

I recently tried on a pair of 1109xx and couldn't quite figure out the sizing on them.

Normally (with sanforized) jeans I tend to buy a 30, which stretches out to be a comfortable fit. With the FC, in size 31 I could get about 2-3 figures in the waist quite easily - and with size 30, it was more like 1-2 fingers worth of space.

Does anyone have experience with the 1109xx in terms of how they shrink?

Do we get a sneak peek at the F/W? Can't wait to see what you've made.

I'd second that question  Oipolloi have put up the woad dyed butterfly shirt, which looks excellent. I might need to visit them to check it out 'in the flesh'.

At the risk of sounding like Seinfeld - what's the deal crepe soles? I never really understood the appeal, especially on desert boots, funny enough.

They are heavy and very slippery in wet conditions - both I think are pretty big drawbacks. So what am I missing, thoughts? because obviously they are a popular choice.

I bought these recently - so haven't had much time to wear. Apologies for the picture quality - just took some snaps on the phone.

Fine. In which case, the army tshirt is definitely loopwheeled - prove me wrong people!   

No, you can have that tubular fit without it being loopwheeled. I have some cheap Carhartt ones that are like that. 

 

Good thread on it here with pics of the machines and stuff.

 

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/?topic=3794.0

Thanks for the link!

So, I definitely thought tubular/loopwheeled were one and the same!  

Is it possible to tell these apart?

How do you know it's loopwhheled?

Army T/Under-shirts from before WWII are more likely to be loopwheeled...shirts from the 60's & 70's are most likely not loopwheeled.

The sewing for cotton or cotton-mix tees can be done in the same manner. The knitting needs to be done on a Loopwheel machine - otherwise it's not loopwheeled...

Depending on the yarns, the machine and the desired effect the are multiple options in regards to the type, composition, texture, number and position of the threads/yarns...

Maybe I'm mistaken  but I thought if it didn't have seams on the side - it would need to be loop-wheeled?