Any tips for stitching a design on the back pocket of jeans?

[Leonard Leroy]

I want to stitch a design onto one of the pockets of my KMW 1980s. I'm inspired by the Sugar Cane designs on the Okinawa, and Hawaii 40401. Any tips, points on how to go about doing this?

I'm handy with sewing with a needle and thread, and am competent with patching and all that. Just looking for pointers.

[fndmybetterhalf]

there was recently a thread about this but since you stated that you will be hand sewing it on (im guessing)...my only advice would be to draw out on the denim the arcuate that you will be sewing and follow the pattern i guess.

[mickawes]

Stitch the design before sewing the pockets on!

[fndmybetterhalf]

he already has the jeans...KMW's he jus wants to handsew something onto the pocket im guessing, whch doesnt require removing the back pockets, although it would be easier to handstitch with the pockets off...putting them back on might be a bitch

[Leonard Leroy]

Ya, that's where the challenge lies, I think. Sewing with the pockets on. I saw the thread that linked page that had ryu stitching a lee style arcuate on a Uniqlo. Unfortunately, aside from the pictures, I wasn't able to get any information because it wasn't in english.

[gimmegimme]

Ya, that's where the challenge lies, I think. Sewing with the pockets on. I saw the thread that linked page that had ryu stitching a lee style arcuate on a Uniqlo. Unfortunately, aside from the pictures, I wasn't able to get any information because it wasn't in english.

I think you'll be okay as long as the stitching won't be going low down on the pocket...I wouldn't attempt removing the pocket on a nice pair of jeans (do KMW's have rivited pockets?). I would go for the Okinawa-type design, which is higher up on the pocket giving you more freedom of movement. I hope you're a good sewer! Maybe practice on an old t-shirt first.

[Neilfuji]

DON'T do it..........

no other tips

if you fuck it you've got to live with it and it will piss you off over time

do it myself too many times

neil

[watchman]

if i were you, i would just get fabric paint and paint whatever design you want like the Jap LVC do for the WW2 models. It looks sick as they break in, and if you fuck up you can get it off a lot easier than stitching.

[Chicken]

here's one example of handstitching. from our friend, ryu:

http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fletgoasyoulike.fc2web.com%2Funiqlo4.htm&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

[designstudent]

I want to stitch a design onto one of the pockets of my KMW 1980s. I'm inspired by the Sugar Cane designs on the Okinawa, and Hawaii 40401. Any tips, points on how to go about doing this?

I'm handy with sewing with a needle and thread, and am competent with patching and all that. Just looking for pointers.

Its a challenge, and if you don't have much experience sewing you could definitely create a permanent issue with your denim, you will also need a handful of specific tools and some equipment.

Remove the pocket with a seam ripper.

Transfer your design onto tissue paper after creating a complete and final image on your artboard, use the pocket as your outline template.

Secure the tissue with either a pin, a bit of tape or a tested spray adhesive depending on the surface you ultimately choose to have the design drawn or printed onto.

Stitch the design.

Tissue paper can be torn away, or should come away easily in a wash, though if you decide to wash you could seriously alter the size of the pocket.

Attach the pocket with a sewing machine.

You could also use tailors chalk to draw the design directly onto the pocket, I'm more trusting of the chalk than of the pens and wax chalk is not the best possible choice, go for the solid powdered chalk wedges.

If you need to remove rivets, they will be damaged and will need to be replaced with alternate hardware.

Time and a needle nose plier with electrical or hockey tape might be a solid bet for removing hardware, depending on the specific piece you're removing.

Good luck with the pocket design...

[soraanaam]

i had an express raw and i tried making my own design on the back pocket, so i used my moms upholstery kit and she had some heavy duty thread and one of those big hooked sewing needles which made it way way easier.

[mr fluffernutter]

since when did stitching a pattern become irreversable?

[Leonard Leroy]

Just bumping this, wondering if anyone has had good results trying this out and more advice. Preferably, I'd like to not remove the riveted backpockets... Just stating once again, that I'm handy with a needle and thread. I'm just giving the pants more wear, and I'll work on this once I give it its first wash. I'm also thinking of changing the 1980 stitching inside the waistband to a 1986 (my year of birth) somehow, just to make them truly mine. Probably just add a little line over the zero. But its right behind the leather patch... man, I love these jeans. Fuck.