Where to chainstitch in Europe?

[pomata]

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where to?

[Double 0 Soul]

DC4 charge 20euro to chainstitch pre-owned jeans.

 

Edit- I didn't know about denim doctor over in Manchester my old stomping ground. Thanks for the bump

Edited June 1, 2013 by Double 0 Soul

[Geeman]

Michael @ The Denim Doctor is a really good bloke, I always get great service from him. He and his father are established bespoke tailors and the shop is a great place visit with all the pictures on the walls and racks of tweed etc. 

[Double 0 Soul]

I know the area very well, just never knew he was there. I will call in next time i am passing.

[Danny @ Rivet & Hide]

We are based in London and can chain stitch for £15 plus £5 return shipping in the UK.

Free on any jeans bought from the store itself.

[rirawin]

Without taking anything away from the person above, I personally recommend Son of a Stag, if you're London based. Had a pair of Visvim Social Sculptures done and they did it there and then. Only took 20 minutes or so.

 

Out of interest, do Rivet and Hide offer a repair service?

[Danny @ Rivet & Hide]

Without taking anything away from the person above, I personally recommend Son of a Stag, if you're London based. Had a pair of Visvim Social Sculptures done and they did it there and then. Only took 20 minutes or so.

Out of interest, do Rivet and Hide offer a repair service?

SOAS do great hemming too and I would recommend them. I had a pair chain stitched there before starting Rivet & Hide an acquiring our own Union Special 43200g. We also hem denim up to around the 25 oz. mark.

We do not offer a repair service as yet.

Edited June 1, 2013 by Danny @ Rivet & Hide

[Double 0 Soul]

^^Why does Visvim Denim command such a high price tag compared to other hand loomed denim?  They always seem to be advertised with the strapline "Extremely Limited Numbers" followed by a drastic price cut when they fail to sell.

[Mich]

Had a pair of natural indigo SDA hemmed by The Clerk from http://www.departmentofworks.com

He did a great job recreating the original chainstitch with two different coloured threads and gave it lots of roping, would use his service again in a blink.

[pomata]

^he puts a bit too much tension in the stitching imho

my skulls after a few washes have an exaggerated roping

[pomata]

DC4 charge 20euro to chainstitch pre-owned jeans.

 

Edit- I didn't know about denim doctor over in Manchester my old stomping ground. Thanks for the bump

dc4 does not answer my emails

[Double 0 Soul]

What about http://www.ironheart.co.uk/bottoms/chain-stitching.html

[pomata]

^thanks a lot, that's interesting actually

got a reply from dc4 right now.

sufu superpowers?

[Mich]

sufu superpowers?

They are not be underestimated

[Analoog]

As juan bernardo mentioned earlier in this thread, the Denham store offers a great service. I already had my Momotaro's hemmed with a lockstich, but the tailor in the Denham store in Amsterdam wanted to chainstitch them right away last week on their Union Special, while i waited in a pair of natural indigo Denhams.

[volvo240thebest]

Mr Handy Denim Repair in Nederlands offers now a hem service with chainstitch.

Haven't tried this service yet, but I had a pair of jeans darned and repaired really well by him. great guy to deal with.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/MR-Handy-Denim-Repair/557460200965203

[dylanbooth78]

http://www.sonofastag.com/

Havent been down yet but i need to get some of my jeans done. Think cost is £20.

I second this, I had my current pair of samurais hemmed there! The owner is very cool, great shop and that £20 price includes after service too ie getting them re hemmed if need be! The shop is on brick lane in the East end so is easy to get to too!

[Max Power]

Just got my UES back from hemming at DC4 - super fast and smooth transaction and great result. Post picked them up on monday and I have them back on wednesday, Daniel called me to make sure to hem them to my liking. Top notch.

Edited February 5, 2014 by Max Power

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Maynard Friedman]

When you get them back, it's worth giving the hems a 10 minute soak in boiling water to speed up the roping process.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Danny from Rivet&Hide would also be an option!

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[garden gnomes in space]

That is good thinking, I will certainly do so. I suspect the 'finish' may not be quite the same as with a Union Special, I expect the seam alignment to be straighter via an industrial machine rather than the slight twisted angle that I believe creates the more obvious roping.

 

Just e-mailed Cary to see if he is still offering chain stitching, we'll be able to compare the two once the Denime are hemmed. Must admit to some nerves about having them cut shorter but I am fed up with double cuffs, sometimes triple on the FOB which appeared to shrink more notably in width than length... width I couldn't really afford to lose haha...

I just dropped my Warehouse off at Self Edge for the same reasons.  Sick of double cuffing every damn thing

[Artisandenim]

Had my 710's hemmed by Michael at the denim doctor in Manchester. Really nice bloke, had a good chat and he advised some interesting shops to go to while waiting. I wouldn't say its quite as neat as the hemming done by 2nd before they were sent to me (or 2nds hemming on my subsequent 5000vx), but no complaints really. Especially as pointed out earlier he is not using a Union Special. He needed 3 hours to do them, so take that into consideration if you visit, and call first as I think it is only him there that can do it.

 

 

 

 

 

[cmo]

Any update re: Dept of Works? I had a pair done by them several yrs ago and they did a great job. On the other hand Denim Dr shortened a pair of my Samurai's and I really am not impressed. Whilst they are chainstitched the roping is non existent.... Look like they've been done on a regular machine.

I now think I would like them tapered slightly and chainstitched. Any other ideas for this in UK?

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[cmo]

Don't know if he offers tapering too?

[JammySTB]

+1 for Rivet and Hide.  They ordered pink thread in at my request to hem my Momotaro 0702s a few months ago.

 

[cmo]

/\ Yes will update soon. Very pleased indeed with the hemming that Cary (Dept. of Works) recently did for a pair of mine. Accurate, tidy work, good price and quick turnaround and a nice guy too. Recommended.

Could you please post up his email address again? Thanks.