What’s good?

I’m just back from a nice few mile walk in with the wife. The weather is still a bit chilly but at least sunny. It’s awesome to see the nature blooming and coming into life very rapidly. It’s like Hanami out there. No cherry trees around though. But hey, there’s always apple trees.

Now then, let’s continue with the project update.

This week’s edition is titled Damage Control. No, no, nothing to worry about the jeans are all intact getting better by the day. However unlike with my previous project, I have started to see some tear this time. No big deals and most likely some would laugh me off with these bits of information but hey, it’s a wear and tear project and everything will be reported.

First off, the chainstitching in the crotch of the jeans has unraveled from a 1 cm area. This is actually nothing to be worried about as the stitching holding the crotch part / fabrics together is still all intact. However, with more wear there could be a chance that the stitching would come loose as more pressure is applied on the part. To balance it out, I took out my trusted needle and thread and using my artisan skills sewed the part together. You might be wondering, why black thread? Well mainly for demonstration purposes. The black color stands out well in the pictures, but does not really show on the indigo side either as you can see from the second picture.

I noticed the second unraveling this afternoon. A small hole on the pocket fabric. This type of stuff I have seen a lot with plenty of other jeans but not with my Vintage Label project. The reason is simple enough, the fabric is a lot softer than the Vintage Label pocket fabric.  It could be that the hole has been there for a while already but I am not too worried. Of course a small hole can easily expand and soon I will be wondering where’s my iPhone at? So without further due I fixed up the the whole with the same needle and black thread.

Problem fixed.

I am actually surprised there hasn’t been more tear on the jeans since they have been through plenty of use and abuse. But it’s all good but to be honest, I expect nothing less from Momotaro Jeans. The fabric is very soft and comfortable and I think after one wash they will be perfect.

More pics will follow next week but until then, enjoy the remaining Sunday. Oh, and GO LAKERS! Peace…