Full Count Denim Thread

[Monkeymuff]

Im not sure if you need to up your post count, but if you have a photobucket account, just copy the direct image link, click the image icon in the reply tool bar and paste the link in there and it should work.  

Excellent,cheers for that I'll give it a go.

[trueblue]

I seriously suggest tracking down someone with a Union Special.  The roping effect is really a nice feature, and in my opinion absolutely necessary.  Might as well go all in, right?  Where do you live?

 

yeah I know! That's what has put me off doing hemming at a regular place...

I'm in Melbourne, Australia - don't know that there are any union special hemming places around here.. I haven't been able to find any.

 

When I bought some Studio D'artisan's from BiG some years ago, I was able to (luckily) accurately guess how much I needed to get them hemmed prior to them being shipped.  Wasn't able to do that with AND even if I wanted to.

[oomslokop]

interesting quote from iron heart's haraki-san in an excellent interview with @saintkeat in the hall of fade site:

 

 

Saintkeat: I see that Iron Heart has stopped using Zimbabwe cotton and have switched to USA cotton. Why the switch?

 

Haraki-san: There are 2 reasons. Someone in Japan is controlling Zimbabwe cotton. That someone has started adding a green tone to Zimbabwe cotton; this is not what I want. To make pure blue, it was essential to switch to USA cotton.

 

 

im posting this here coz i wonder if the "green tone" is responsible for that "tea"-coloured weft we see in some of fc's newer denim? 

Edited May 23, 2013 by oomslokop

[Flash]

I think your reffering to the "wild cotton" that fullcount uses on the 1100 and for what i think is a limited run of 1108' and 0105's , there standard denim is still the same as it has allways been

Are you still wearing your 1108's mate or have you switched to the SDA's ? ( great looking pair of jeans )

Edited May 23, 2013 by Flash

[oomslokop]

yep that's the one. on rakuten google translate says the weft is the colour of tea if i remember correctly. 

 

re: 1108 v. SDA, i wear both! though not at the same time, i'm not ruedi.  

[Flash]

nice one mate

[garden gnomes in space]

im currently switching between my SDA-101 and FC 0105xx.  Both are amazing, even though the fit is almost identical.  I still have a feeling of regret deep down when its not a Full Count day though.  Id love to see some more of us cop the 0105xx, its such a great fit.  

[Sugar Mountain]

^ Have you posted a fit pic of your 0105XX since you had them hemmed? Would be great to see them without the big cuff you had before (though the fit looked really good all the same). The cut is def on my radar but not for a while yet. I'll be starting on my 1101 in a week and a half from now, as my summer pair. Hopefully they'll work in the Hong Kong heat  ...

[garden gnomes in space]

not yet man, I keep forgetting. Ill throw one up the weekend

 

If your 1101 is the 13.7 oz, Id say it will be right on for the climate.  Well, as right on as you can get at least...

Edited May 24, 2013 by garden gnomes in space

[Sugar Mountain]

Yep, they're the regular 13.7oz. I think it's gonna be a bit of a test all the same but if those Indonesia dudes can wear Sammies and IH in their heat, this Brit might just pull off Fullcount in HK...

 

(who the hell am I trying to kid?)

[garden gnomes in space]

haha, yea. I think it will be hard, but doable.  When I was in the Amazon jungle, it was 90 degrees  and like 95% humidity.  I honestly dont think I could have pulled off jeans, so I feel where you are coming from.   

 

 I was fondling my 1108's last night ( i still need to sell these) and actually really miss the 13.7 oz denim.  As much as I love the 15.5xx, the original denim is something else.  Im starting to really get into the texture of denim, and the Full Counts, both weights, are like a dream come true.  

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Monkeymuff]

 

 

 

 

Sorry for delay in posting up the pics,the top black sweat is pre 2 hr hot soak and the other 2 grey sweat, are after.

I'm fairly pleased with the fit,sorry its only iphone pics, but for people considering the 1108xx they give you a rough idea.

I'm considering ordering some 1109xx but I'll see how these go for now.

[Monkeymuff]

Newbie error double post!

Edited May 24, 2013 by Monkeymuff

[garden gnomes in space]

perfect fit there monkeymuff.  Those would look really clean with a hem I think.  Do you plan on doing that?

[Flash]

nice fit Monkey , 100% agree with gnome about the hem 

[Monkeymuff]

Thanks,yeah I'm just going to let them settle for a while then run them down to Son of a stag in London to get them chain stitched,because at present it looks like I have a couple of ring doughnuts in the hem.

How long do these take to settle if wearing everyday? 

[Flash]

not long at all mate, my 1109xx's went from super stiff to super comfortable within a few days 

Edited May 24, 2013 by Flash

[garden gnomes in space]

here's a fit pic of my 0105xx after the hem.  Im wearing a small, .75" cuff.

[aho]

^ideal fit

[S-Town]

For us men with child-bearing hips, that looks to be an awesome cut. Great fit man!

[Flash]

Gnome the 0105 cut was made for you mate

[Double 0 Soul]

Whats the shirt, the length looks perfect. Is that purple chain stitch run off?

[garden gnomes in space]

that is an iron heart 44.  If you are a medium, insta cop as there are 2 left and the price is great.  its a red run off.  one of my best fitting, most favorite shirts

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/extinct/ihsh-44.html

[pomata]

perfect fit man!

[aho]

http://amecstyle.blog121.fc2.com/blog-entry-148.html

nice blue on the XX denim...

[indigoeagle]

Do the 0105 and the 1100 (i.e. WWII) 0105 use the same fabric or are they different?

And is the only difference between fabric of the 0105 and 0105 XX the weight (13.75 vs. 15.5oz) or anything else?

[aho]

^the simple answer is they're all different.

0105: Standard 13.7oz, Zimbabwe cotton

1100-13-05: WWII model, 13.6oz Zimbabwe Wild Cotton (brownish tint)

0105XX: 15.5oz Zimbabwe cotton, 6x6 thread

[trueblue]

hey guys

I did a second and third soak on my 1109xx to get rid of most of the shrinkage

much happier with them now

 

 

 

[garden gnomes in space]

perfect fit