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Been a couple days since I've had a busy week. Last night I serged and topstitched the inseam and sewed the outseams as well. 

My brother wanted purple topstitching down the inseam, but I got in a groove last night and used yellow. Didn't catch my mistake till after I got the outseams and the topstitching on the hips, so I had a lot of backtracking to do. I was afraid things would end up sloppy but everything stitched up nicely imo.

Another update, sorry for double posting today. 

Got the fly pieces attached, did the crotch seam, and did the first pass on the inseam. I have to wait to serge and topstitch the inseam because I want to baste the outseam and have him try them on first. That way I can let out some seam allowance if I need to before actually finishing the inseam. 

This denim is really trying the limits of my 201-2. I had some troublesome spots on the last pair but nothing as difficult as some of these seams have been. Maybe this is a sign to start shopping for an industrial machine lol. 

I'm happy with how quick these have come along. It's cool to know that barring fit checks I can definitely knock a pair out in a weekend. If it weren't for other plans and wanting to triple check the fit of these thighs then I'd be wrapping up tonight instead of leaving it where its at right now. 

Progress from the last couple days. 

Yokes are attached, backs are sewn, and rear pockets are attached. Front pockets are done too. I've had this gingham canvas for ages and I'm glad it's getting put to use now. 

My brother's name is Evan, so he wanted a lowercase e on the back pockets. He also wanted a purple tab (and purple serging and inseam topstitching to match later).

Added a closeup of the bartacks which came out better than I expected. 

I got so much satisfaction out of making that last pair of jeans that I told my brother I wanted to make a pair for him for his birthday. Been drafting the pattern the last couple weeks and finally got it where he wanted it. He's got a little bit more weight in his gut and thighs than I do so it was a good exercise in modifying patterns. 

Also bought this 1960s New Home (Janome) 532 zig zag machine off Marketplace for $50. It could hardly turn when I got it, so over a few days I doused it in kerosene a few times a day to de-gunk it. That did the trick so I oiled it up, put belt on it, and now I can do bartacks. It doesn't love going through belt loops but if you floor it it will get enough momentum to power through. 

Also some (admittedly poor) pictures of the denim my brother selected. He wanted a crosshatch slub so I found this stuff on Big Z. 

More updates to follow!

I really like that they stayed true to the reference material and sewed these on a single needle machine. 

Some pizza shop hat

Some vintage vest

Electric Wizard tee again

Some thermal

DIY

Good Guys boots

And a couple action shots from our record release show last night

Went to a vintage fest and antique store with my girlfriend today. Got his n hers garfield keychains, a cool puffer vest, a flick tricks for my friend who grew up on a bmx bike, and also found my favorite hot wheel from my childhood still boxed up with the hauler I never knew it came with. Also saw a few cool ratty lookin vans. Good day. 

Levis

Electric Wizard shirt

DIY

Blundstones

On 4/4/2024 at 1:33 PM, Ciabatta said:

Paris, Texas is a top 5 film for me. 

 

Just watched this for the first time thanks to your post here, and wow what a movie. Gonna be thinking about it for a while now.

Hat is merch from my friends' band

Vintage M65 liner

Champion

DIY jeans

Blundstones 

@Double 0 Soul got some closeups of that bike? Looks real sharp 👌 

Vintage Levis jacket

Band tee

DIY jeans

Good Guys boots

17 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

How can they be tight if they’re baggy? Extreme sizing down?

Lol that's getting territory of skater fashion 20 years later

5 hours ago, AlientoyWorkmachine said:

Hear me out.

90’s. 

That’s the only contest I’m in for. 

A baggy pair like 90s skaters wore would be tight

Love those. They look like they were found in an attic. Repairs look really authentic too. 

That yoke looks crazy what's the back rise on that pair? 

They're done. Thanks for looking everyone. 

Thanks! I'm very pleased with myself. It's been hard not wearing them now that they're done aside from the patch but I am forcing myself to wait lol

Every now and again I'll wash my jeans with 1/2 cup of bleach just to get them really clean. Started doing this about 2 years ago I think. Finally connected the dots on why this pair of Left Fields that were always a pretty dark color even after 2 years of almost daily wear from 2018-2020 started looking more grey in the past couple years haha. It's interesting to me that I've got indigo pairs that I've noticed negligible effect of bleach in the wash. I guess sulfur dye reacts more with bleach than indigo. 

Anyway, I personally think they look great. I like how the warp yarns are turning white where they're frayed around holes. Haven't gotten much wear since 2020, but they feel like pajamas since they're left hand twill. 

Vintage Columbia hat (stolen from my dad)

Vintage Levis jacket (stolen from my dad)

Champion

Left Field Smokestacks 

Blundstones

Realized that there's water soluble double sided tape that would have helped me out big time last night with lining up the waistband. But it's good enough for a personal pair, and I'm still proud of my work this far.