Chainstitching in the SF Bay Area?

[T A M A D]

Anyone know of any places that chainstitch jeans in the Bay?

Thanks!

[ayn]

I don't know of any around here...

[tangerine]

If anyone finds one, post it up, I'd love to find one!

[T A M A D]

I read somewhere that you can send your jeans to the 45 RPM store in NYC to get them chanstitched for $20 or so. Anyone know about this service?

[timpoblete]

I asked around in August and this is what I got:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=14020

[denimdestroyedmylife]

BiG does it for $10 IIRC

[ayn]

damn, I just called Jaime's and asked about chainstitching and was told they had a union special machine! holy shit!

here's the info:

Jaime's

4340 Redwood Hwy # A-36

San Rafael, CA 94903

(415) 492-1325

[corbizzle99]

what is chainstitching for?

[Kasper]

what is chainstitching for?

make sure your girlfriend don't cheat on you.

[tweeds]

what is chainstitching for?

please utilise the stickied thread at the top of the superdenim page...a browse through it will reveal the thread on

Chainstitching: http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=10933

[T A M A D]

...and they look great. He did a superb job with the chainstitching. Quick turnaround time too - got mine back in 3 days.

It's funny - Jaime asked me what the big deal was w/ chainstitching and why I wanted it in the first place. I told him that I've heard that it's a stronger stitch than the normal one and he said it wasn't true. According to him, it's only stronger when used on softer fabrics...not denim.

Anyways, I've included some pictures of my Ironhearts pre and post-hem. As you can see, the post-hem quality is on par with the original.

Original stitching

Jaime's handiwork

Early 80's-flavored retro office park Jaime's is located in. Not at all where I expected it to be!

[ayn]

Nice! I believe chainstitching has more to do with the flexibility than strength... but for hems, it just looks so fucking cool when you cuff them up...

[anders]

Looks good. San Rafael is a bit of a drive but I'll probably go there for my next pair.

[T A M A D]

What was the cost?

It was only $18. I thought it was a pretty decent price considering I had jeans hemmed that cost around $20+. But then again, that was in the Marina.

I remember asking the tailor in the Marina if she did chainstitching and she said that only factories had those machines. Haha!

[kapay]

That's somewhat pricey to me but that's because I'm used to the $7 jobs at Cable Car Tailors. But $18 for a really beloved pair of jeans isn't bad.