The Flat Head

[niix]

Looks good man, slow and steady haha

[Mike On Autopilot]

@tate + yoko, thanks for posting those. the weft is a mix of cotton and kevlar, right?

[Cold Summer]

SE05BSP

Worn almost every day since January 23, 2012.

95 days of real wear time.

As usual, whiskering takes me a long time, but I'm happy with how these are progressing so far. The colors in the first two pictures are very accurate.

[TATE + YOKO]

@mike on autopilot: yes, it's a cotton/kevlar blend

[Maynard Friedman]

Are crotch blowouts and wear & tear in that general area less likely due to the Kevlar threads?

[zendeen]

x-post

prepare for dry vs dry 2012 Indonesia Division.

[darbir]

Hall of Fade x TDV - Dry vs Dry 2012 Indonesia

F310

Edited June 18, 2012 by darbir

[dvskei]

not even a week yet

[PhillyFresh]

I bought a pair of Flathead 3005 and I have a feeling that after a hot soak, the pants will shirnk way too much for my liking.

Is there anyway to avoid over shrinkage (aside from inseam) but, at the same time, won't distort my fades in the future?

I had to list them in the marketplace, cheap price.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

looks like you bought a lot uf stuff recently without really knowing what you do...

if you never wash them and only soak them, then you can avoid a bit of shrinkage

but if you wash them in the machine...at one point they will end at their "final size" (full shrinkage)

[Kwaker]

these things can happen ... i had bought and sold 2 pairs of FHs before settling in comfortably with my 3rd pair

[TooAwesome]

shouldve done your research guys. dont have the money to throw around buying and reselling so i gotta be dead sure before i buy lol

[PhillyFresh]

Well I did my research and I knew what it was that I was buying, and I do understand shrinkage and all that. As well as that once I wash them they will become their true size. I just mis-measured the Flatheads compared to a pair I already own, and realized that the meaurements will be too small.

I was just hoping you guys knew something I didnt.

Ah well..

[Maynard Friedman]

Can't you just return them for a larger size?

[dragon_]

10 months!

Nothing much compared to last months update.

Though, I've been biking a lot with these on this month.

Crotch is also about to blow so I think I need to get to that real soon.

[PhillyFresh]

My naiveness led to have them hemmed before soaking (they were straight cuts, so i didnt think pre/post soak would have made a diff). My loss...

[Cold Summer]

Those look great, dragon!

[dragon_]

^ thanks man!

[PhillyFresh]

Absolutely beautiful, that's the reason I purchased Flatheads. I really hope the 3000 series fades the same as the F300 series.

I bought some FH 3005 in a sz31, unfortunately they were sized wrong and hemmed to a 34.5 so I cant return.

In the marketplace for a cheap place, or PM me.

[Flash]

There made with the same denim so they will fade the same

[Cold Summer]

Oh man, oh god, oh man.

Flat Head's FNW-73W, the most recent take on their iconic houndstooth shirts. This one has a split yoke like most FH western shirts, but otherwise it's the same as the infamous FNW-61W of early Self Edge/WAYWT/Sidneylo fame. I think this design looks a little bit better, actually.

The shoulders are a little bit wide, but a wash and tumble dry should get the size just right. Unfortunately it's getting hot here in northern Japan so I probably won't be able to wear this bad boy until September.

Edited June 30, 2012 by Cold Summer

[bod]

sweet stuff, whats the bottom opening width on that size (42)?

[Cold Summer]

The hem is 49 cm / 19.3 in.

I wish the quality of my SE05BSP was as good as my shirts. This should not be happening on $360 jeans worn for three months.

Is there any way to fix this?

[Maynard Friedman]

^ just resew by hand (with some new, matching thread) over the existing stitching where it has come away. That happened in various areas on my F350s and a pair of Eternals. Not uncommon and no big deal.

[jbanger]

^ i had to do the same thing on my 3001's a month in, predominantly around the top of the front pockets as well as the same area as above, it all adds to the character i guess?

[Cold Summer]

Is it okay to just snip off the loose threads, or does that mean the whole thing's going to come unwound eventually?

[Maynard Friedman]

Don't cut them off, just sew over them and try to stitch them in as best as possible.

[Cold Summer]

Nice idea but unfortunately I have no idea how to sew anything. I'd give it a try but I can't even get a thread through a needle.

[Maynard Friedman]

You are kidding. If you can read the note, you can sew, no excuses.

[BrownMetallic]

a matter of determination, man. in my case, specially on slim/tight fitting cuts, preventive reinforcement is an s.o.p. [standard operation procedure].& a ritual/hobby before rocking them.

re-posting an old post, since we're in the topic of repairs.

btw' date=' tnx [/size']iwannudies!

i've already posted this in some threads, but i'm Xposting it here cuz it makes more sense + easier to reference :

reinforcing thread on the [ wallet side ] pocket

common thread breakage around the curve part of the front pocket

stealth reinforement stitch on crotch area