Word of Mouth - The Crust & Fades Contest

[tigerstrom]

So many fantastic pairs in this thread! Good work!

[julian-wolf]

Couple of repairs yesterday & today

I let the left back pocket opening go way too long, & a would-be easy stitch-back-over-it turned into a whole ordeal, but I’m really pleased with how it turned out

Before photos reposted from a week or two ago:

 

 

Blanket stitched over the whole thing by hand, pulling the frayed edge back under as I went where possible:

 

This would’ve worked great by itself to hold the whole thing together, but it wouldn’t’ve taken more than a few weeks for the new thread to wear through on the inside from taking my phone out and putting it back (my best guess as to what caused the main blowout in the first place), so I folded a length of bias tape from some nice indigo linen and used that for backing. I think the result is pretty clean, and should hold up well enough.

 

I mostly attached the backing by machine, but that only got me to within around a half inch of either side. Since I was going to need to finish off the last bits by hand anyway, I went a step farther and left enough spare thread at either end (+ enough backing) to wrap the backing around to the leg panel itself. Hopefully this should add some extra security, but more than anything else I think it’s just a really neat little detail, particularly since it’s something that wouldn’t ever be possible by machine.

 

Meanwhile, my right belt loop was most of the way to giving out, so I half-removed it and wrapped it all around with some more of the Buaisou indigo ramie that I used for the main back pocket lining.

Before, & Midway (check out the difference in fading on the back yoke seam under where the belt loop attaches vs. everywhere else!)

 

Started by tacking on the ramie inside-out at the top for a nice clean transition:

 

Turned it back right-side and stitched it together—I opted to use the selvedge at the seam, to keep it clean:

 

& reattached the bottom of the loop, good as new

[reallypeacedoff]

In the midst of moving, jeans been getting a workout. We bought a house!

[CSL]

Congrats!

 

[reallypeacedoff]

On 4/20/2026 at 11:15 PM, CSL said:

Congrats!

Thanks bud! Been quite the year, this 2026. Found out we were pregnant, the day after I received the engagement ring. Got engaged, and have a son coming in September.

Edited April 22 by reallypeacedoff

[Alec Leamas]

2 hours ago, reallypeacedoff said:

Thanks bud! Been quite the year, this 2026. Found out we were pregnant, the day after I received the engagement ring. Got engaged, and have a son coming in September.

That's all huge! New house, new spouse, new child!

[ATWM]

congrats all around! Crazy year! (That is ALOT for a compressed time period even if it's all good stuff) 

[reallypeacedoff]

Exactly my thoughts! It wasn't in the order we were aiming for, but all good things! Makes the competition jeans, for me, even a little more special.

Washed them today for the next part of the move. Got a bit of a road trip tomorrow. Sonoma County here we come!

[Jared_Lee]

[julian-wolf]

On 4/9/2026 at 5:27 PM, LazyS said:

+rep if you print the despondent frog peeking thru the knee patch

Despondent Frog x Gray Whale x Echinacea

 

(Bonus view of the loom chatter that I've been watching close since day 1 on the inside-out shot, seen to varying degrees on both front & back panels)

[ATWM]

No jeans pictured, but scanning film from pictures made wearing said jeans, and also worn while doing scanning. 

Just a few from a landscape project I’ve been plugging away on, slowly slowly. 

[CSL]

Superb! I particularly love the middle one.

[space_cowboy]

It's been fun following this thread! How will the winners be decided, is Simone picking? Hoping there's will be another sufu contest in the future that I'll get to participate in 👀

[NilsLW]

@ATWM Nice pictures! What film and camera are you using?

[MJF9]

1 hour ago, space_cowboy said:

It's been fun following this thread! How will the winners be decided, is Simone picking? Hoping there's will be another sufu contest in the future that I'll get to participate in 👀

There's a judging panel we agreed at the get-go headed up by our very own @Maynard Friedman

[ATWM]

1 hour ago, NilsLW said:

@ATWM Nice pictures! What film and camera are you using?

Thanks. Portra (all emulsions but 160 when I can) and Mamiya 7’s 

[nopal]

Stitching up my stuff

[reallypeacedoff]

New background. Almost two months to go!

[Broark]

Washed my pair over the weekend, I like where they're at. Sprinting to the finish line trying to compete with y'all!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Some dirty garden work...

[ATWM]

Last check in with my pair. Extensive repairs at the crotch, other than that pretty good in general. The little blowouts that started a long time ago on the cuffs and behind the knee have essentially not progressed at all since I started semi regular washing. 

[indigoeagle]

Great- so many amazing pairs.

[nopal]

On 3/24/2026 at 10:10 PM, nopal said:

Ten-wash

Eleven-wash

Edited May 21 by nopal

[JohnM]

On 5/8/2026 at 7:37 AM, MJF9 said:

There's a judging panel we agreed at the get-go headed up by our very own @Maynard Friedman

The only thing better than a picture of the winning entry would be a picture of Maynard.

[Jared_Lee]

Just washed mine for a final once over from Sam at S&S. We've got a thousand mile motorcycle trip through the Mediterranean Alps coming up so I want to get everything shored up before that - belt loop where I hang my keys, back pocket, and any seams that are failing (waist chainstitch, crotch, etc.). The trip ends June 15, so after that I'll keep up with my usual off-work wear until the end.

Been loving these jeans, but ready to get some time in with some recent acquisitions and old favorites - FC x BiG 0107, Freenote Modesto, FC 0105 SS and LeeRoy's.

[Maynard Friedman]

On 5/23/2026 at 7:21 PM, JohnM said:

The only thing better than a picture of the winning entry would be a picture of Maynard.

Here you are John.

[bartlebyyphonics]

been a while

some darn worn and fixed up pants in here

ive been too lax: but an update as we get to closing: damn fine cut and weight…

 

Edited May 30 by bartlebyyphonics

[bartlebyyphonics]

plus a couple other of different fits and situations 

 

[fabes]

I’m long overdue for an update here. I’ve really enjoyed these jeans. 

[reallypeacedoff]

WOMJ rules! Cheers Simo!

Finally got around to doing a full photoshoot, but my camera keeps resetting the time and settings whenever the battery dies. 

Adds a timestamp, and being digital, you think you could turn it off post, but apparently not.

Edited May 31 by reallypeacedoff