24 oz. Jeans made in u.s.a.

[havingmysay]

better yet connecticut! good luck! the jeans look great

[Pi-tol]

Wow< I love the 24oz denim and the rivets. Klue, make me a denim jacket out of that 24oz denim!

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

klue – this is THE BEST thread out of superfuture since TOJ popped up a year or so ago. KEEP IT GOING!

[klue]

I had to do the belt loops with a walking foot machine. The way I fold them is even thicker that traditional construction. The belt loops are four layers thick, so after they are folded, plus waist band, I'm going through ten layers of 24 oz. I also took the opportunity to reenforce the waistband for Beatle.

Reinforced center back seam with beltloop supporter

[dimpra]

^ i can see some improvements, but maybe using suitable machineries would make it superb

[klue]

[klue]

sorry for the wonky posts, photobucket is being weird

[klue]

[JSFU]

Handsewn in some places. Too thick for my machine

the waist hand stitching is the only thing that "worries" me...how strong is that compared to a single stitch via machine ?

provided he locked it properly, it should be very strong. stronger than any machine stitch mostly because the thread used in hand sewing is so thick that no normal machine can handle a thread that thick because the needle holes in machines arent big/wide enough to take in the ones used for handsewing.

[rnrswitch]

It may very well be that the thread used by klue is really strong, but just because a thread is thick, does not mean it is strong. I have sewn with thick 100% top stitching thread and it can't hold shit together the way some thin ass poly cotton thread can.

[klue]

doesn't matter about the thread, although i use 100 percent cotton, i sit at at least 5 different sewing machines every day. my jeans will never fall apart.

[Pi-tol]

So Klue are you taking orders eventually for the 24oz?

[klue]

Right now I am in the business of custom orders for a small run of jeans rather than single pairs. I do have a size 32 and 2 x 34s that i will be exploring and refining my 24 oz. Construction techniques. I will sell these to individuals. Pm if interested.

[Joseph Hill]

Some folks when they make things push the wonkiness, and odd aspects in a contrived manner so people will see how avant garde, and 'out of the box' they are (saw way too much of this from the trust fund babies in art school). Then there are the folks that are just groovin' in their own groove, and what comes out is just them. I get the feeling you're on that side of the coin, and I'm starting to pick up your vibe. Keep it up. I'm curious to see what comes along as your craft progresses.

[thedoad]

I applaud anyone for doing their own project, but i also cant help but wonder why no one has mentioned the fact that these are just plain unattractive pants, and all of the Posts about their strength and construction are so smug and arrogant its kind of hard to read. I think if a new poster, or spammer came in advertising these exact same pants, the flaming would be over the top.

To each their own I suppose, good luck with whatever it is your vision is.

[klue]

Attaching denim to front pockets. One of the simpler jobs on the jeans. This is for a size 34.

Hemming the fifth pocket

Ride it straight into the next stitch for no waste

Putting pocket on

Returning for a skipped stitch

All tightened up

[klue]

Cut excess pocketing

Flip, iron, and sew

Notice the skipped stitch.

Fixed on the second pass

Tomorrow I will use titanium needle to try and minimise the skipped stitches.

Rivets coming to the back sides as well

[Joseph Hill]

That denim looks something else. I like the fixed stitch. It definitely adds not subtracts.

[Pi-tol]

Beautiful job Klue, keep the pics coming

[klue]

Rivet, burr, and old ice pick

The ice pick breaks

The Leather awl is used

From the back

It needs help getting through

One the copper peeks, it's ready for the washer

Pound the washer down

Cut the rivet and peen it over

[klue]

Front pocket topstitch

left front panel, fly zone

sewing buttonholes on left panel

Right side fly piece

Back panels joined

Front together

[pudgemaster]

Those are really nice Klue.

[Pi-tol]

in those last set of pics, is that the same denim. It looks completely different than the first set of pictures.

[klue]

All the same denim, different lighting

[sense.]

nice work. keep it up and in a year self edge will be knocking on your door with an alluring offer that will triple the retail value of your jeans.