FreeCharlesManson

1 minute ago, FreeCharlesManson said:

maybe more appropriate for the long dead denim repair thread but here are my 20's after some repair.

I tried to repair them slightly last summer when the holes first started to get big. but it was a kinda sashiko hand stick repair and i'm no professional, plus a couple months of bike riding thrashed the already damaged jeans. This summer having access to a sewing machine and large scraps of denim i wanted to fix up my favourite jeans, started by removing the old patch and then ripping up the back seem which connects the two leg panels and then ripped up the inside leg seam for better access. the idea was basically de-construct and re-construct the jeans with more denim to reinforce the weak areas.

I got my mum to help me with the the complex jobs like properly sewing on the patches so they wouldn't bulge and re- sewing the seams that i ripped up to get access to the denim. I basically only sewed some extra reinforcement on the patch so the old holes would lay flat and hopefully not pull apart any more. It likely isn't a re-production accurate sewing job regarding thread colour and technique but that's the real coal miner spirit isn't it? wear and re-pair. 

Hopefully i'll get another year or so before i need to do any major repairs. there's still a bunch of tiny holes and threadbare areas which may open up. 

I'll post fade updates soon but today i was doing some gardening and i think i accidentally rubbed poop on my jeans instead of mud so back in the wash they went.

 

 

 

rise like lazarus

guess this thread wasn't as dead as i thought 

maybe more appropriate for the long dead denim repair thread but here are my 20's after some repair.

I tried to repair them slightly last summer when the holes first started to get big. but it was a kinda sashiko hand stick repair and i'm no professional, plus a couple months of bike riding thrashed the already damaged jeans. This summer having access to a sewing machine and large scraps of denim i wanted to fix up my favourite jeans, started by removing the old patch and then ripping up the back seem which connects the two leg panels and then ripped up the inside leg seam for better access. the idea was basically de-construct and re-construct the jeans with more denim to reinforce the weak areas.

I got my mum to help me with the the complex jobs like properly sewing on the patches so they wouldn't bulge and re- sewing the seams that i ripped up to get access to the denim. I basically only sewed some extra reinforcement on the patch so the old holes would lay flat and hopefully not pull apart any more. It likely isn't a re-production accurate sewing job regarding thread colour and technique but that's the real coal miner spirit isn't it? wear and re-pair. 

Hopefully i'll get another year or so before i need to do any major repairs. there's still a bunch of tiny holes and threadbare areas which may open up. 

I'll post fade updates soon but today i was doing some gardening and i think i accidentally rubbed poop on my jeans instead of mud so back in the wash they went.

1 hour ago, volvo240thebest said:

wee update re WW2 contest/jeans
tomorrow TCB will post pics of the fabric
saturday they'll go live on instagram and show the original jeans and jacket and the first sample pair made.
they asked me to join the instagram live so you guys may have a once in a lifetime chance to hear my Luigi Risotto accent

Anyone else have a weird time when you hear people talk, when you only see them in pictures. Or vise versa. It's always weird to me like when they cast the person for the movie adaptation of your favourite book

If I've got the funds by the time this is starting I'm definitely in. Love TCB and the idea of wwII jeans

10 hours ago, edmond said:

@FreeCharlesManson hello sir please email me

[email protected]

 

 

Will email soon

the ability for Japaneses companies to copy the big guys home work and make it a little different is pretty incredible 

i would love a roy or a tneder contest but lets do it in two years i've still got a couple pairs i've neglected during the 20's contest 

4 hours ago, nycsurfer530 said:

Such a great journey! Yabyoshi and freecharlesmanson had my two personal favorites; congrats to everyone. 

I'm personally a fan of Paul T and yours. I hadn't really seen @yabyoshi's pair until the end. I haven't really been on instagram for a while. It was a fun journey and something i'm glad i took part in.

beautiful jeans from everyone, congrats to all

how would that even work? not really against it just wondering

i bought a pair of 710xx in japan right before this started so i'm finally digging into those

On 10/12/2019 at 2:01 AM, Paul T said:

@FreeCharlesManson your previous photos were fine! Why don't you stick with those? ? ?

couple other guys said they couldn't see i dunno 

rats i'll fix it

damn google photos

I semi frequently dry mine. i did ti the first time for maximum shrink and most times after, it's just too convenient! plus it's definitely created killer roping and puckering all over. 

thanks guys! 

also when i was taking my photos a wasp flew into my room and started buzzing around

I'm thinking now they may be a bit large and that's why they're falling apart. Waist is a little big even with the cinch as tight as can be, in general top block is very roomy.

everyone is looking really good, i promised a bigger update a while ago but i'm hugely busy with school. My jeans are coming along nicely. i had a crotch blowout right near the seam, i fixed it up nice and good but then another hole started to open up. Bad timing i wish i could've fixed them both at the same time. wearing about 4 times a week they're my favourite jeans right now and pretty much the only ones that fit my thighs now.

Sneak peak

I'm pretty busy recently. Just got a new phone so I could finally take some photos. I'll give a nice good update soon

what's the point of buying his ready to wear anyways? isn't the whole point of his brand that he sews them himself with a single needle? why would you want to buy something with his name on it that was sewn by someone in LA. Seems dumb to me especially given his PR

woah it's been a minute, good looking updates from all. My cellphone camera broke and i got really busy so i haven't been around in a while, hopefully i'll get something up soon

i'm not picky with the contest end date. october sounds good to me