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I wore my sweater to a superbowl party last night, quite nice, but after all of this I still haven’t swapped the buttons on it!

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Hollowpond wrote:I thought it was another spammer at first...

With a title like that??? LOL

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Ok. so I click baited you with that one...
But, I've been going thru my parents house doing a big cleanup, and found this in my dads stuff.
Hey Michaelson, they spelled your name wrong!

Poking around a bit more today, because this thread got my interest piqued again... These are some threads wroth checking out for ribbon source. This is apparently THE original source of the ribbon, and where we got our bulk run a few years back. https://tw-bracher.co.uk/product/galloon-ribbon/ Thes...

I'm glad to see that the tutorial is still helpful. Keep in mind that I was never an expert on that, and the techniques I used were based on discussions with Steve Delk (Fedora) We were both learning at the same time. Regarding a tight ribbon, tacking stitches are your friend. And what kind of ribbo...

I have very mixed feelings about this…

(I wonder how hard it would be to remove that swoosh

)
But they would certainly finish out the look

[Photo courtesy of TwilekJedi - Finger Lakes 2011]

Hey, those buttons even look good on mini props!
My wife wanted to borrow a few for a baby sweater she was making for as a gift
Now if I can just get her to make me a full size SA cardigan

Holt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:36 pm Thats so un Indy Steve...

I'm ok with that...

Is this better?

Holt wrote:
Just call Dalexs if your unable to shuffle some snow. He loves doing the work. he doesnt mind. Its all good!

I have a 28” - 10HP snowblower, I don’t shovel nothing!

I like the way the buttons look. I think the 25mm's would be too big for this sweater. Maybe go to a 23mm if you're really desperate. And I think the darker scarf is to camel'ly (brown) The lighter one I think is closer, maybe a bit too light, but bad. Don't forget, we're comparing these to lowish r...

He's a member over at The Fedora Lounge. But no experience with his products
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads ... ny.113768/

Looks like he does nice work based on the epics on the thread.

That holster looks gorgeous, Dalexs. The aging is very nice on it, how long have you had it? Cheers, Bear Thanks. That was from when we first moved back to Boston., so maybe 2003ish. I had met Lee at a few QM summits and bought stuff as soon as I got back. He had just come out with a "new colo...

If I think of it over the next day or so, I'l ltry and get some measurements from my Lee Kepler holster.
He was pretty much the goto for these back in the day, and I think made his based on screen used gun and/or holster.

Tennessee Smith wrote:Dalexs, the buttons just arrived. Great find too. They look perfect!

Glad they arrived!
And don’t thank me, Jonathan Jones found this vendor!
(I’m just the messenger…)

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Ok, Holt, its up to you... get a pair of scissors and start cutting up collars...
and then find someone to fix it.

We NEED a SA sweater collar!!!

(I'm pretty sure I will not be able to convince my wife to tackle this one

)

The buttons are in. I’ve contacted those of you who initially asked
I bought 2 bags of 20, so I think I have enough for 4 more sweaters.

I need to get packaging and post rates, but I’m not thinking more then a few bucks total.

Dalexs

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PASS !!!

What we really need now are some winter events around here to get together.
But I really like the look overall for general use.

Ok, I've ordered 2 bags (20 each) of the ebay ones Jonathan Jones mentioned. Should be here next week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186337870780

I'll figure out packing and shipping and let you know how to proceed.
(Now to figure out how to get my wife to sew them on for me...

)

Dalexs

Right, 20 years ago I was the ribbon guy... now I'm the button man! :rolling: Let me get prices on them with shipping. These are the ones I'm looking at. https://www.moodfabrics.com/antique-leather-button-32l-20mm-5566 Buying a bulk amount so far is $1.75 each. $7.00 shipping for all. Then I would n...

Ok, quick pics taken by my shorter daughter... I'm 6' with arm measurements of 35 1/2" I bought the standard Regular Large. Jacket is an older US Wings prototype. Front is 27 1/2 from top of shoulder. Back measurement is 25 1/2 from bottom of collar stand. Scarf is dark taupe Alpaca from Amazon...

They do stock a 23mm version as well. I may get those and see how they work. But I’m trying to minimize shipping costs

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Hollowpond, I'll see about about getting a pic later today. I'm 6' tall frame and will see how it fits with my US Wings. Regarding buttons, I just found that Mood in NY has the 20mm for <2 buxcks a piece if bought in bulk. https://www.moodfabrics.com/antique-leather-button-32l-20mm-5566 I am going t...

Jonathan Jones wrote:Got my LL Bean cardigan a few days ago and 20mm buttons are the way to go.

So where did you wind up find those buttons? They look perfect.

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It is indeed an incandescent bulb, I went out and bought them specifically for this. Tried them on my two lamps to see if it was the lampshade insulating the hat from the heat. I can try a high wattage bulb, from 40W to 60W. However, I don’t know if the band will shrink at all. :rolling: FWIW the l...

Don't make me call HR on you...

Indiana Jeff wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 1:19 pm “Shrinkage”? Was he in the pool?

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Interestingly, I tried the lamp trick last night and had no luck. I don’t know if the incandescent bulbs I got are too weak, the lampshades are insulating it too much, if the lamps I have are underpowered, or if the sweatband has shrunk as much as it will already? Who knows. I followed general guid...

Never tried the truck trick, so can’t really say.
The lamp trick definitely works for small adjustments, and I think better than foam.
Just watch it.
I got my original hat from a 60 to just over 59.5 in a very short time

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Sewing in a new band for that small of a difference is not worth it in my book. I’d go to the lampshade trick. Not in a position to search this right now, but basically, wet the band down, and put the hat on top of a lampshade (with an incadencant bulb) And then watch it. It’s low enough heat to shr...

I have a few similar cotton sweaters from Bean and they’re actually very nice. I’m hoping this one is as good. I have a very chunky REI pullover cardigan style, so I get what you mean. But if you’re going for look and not actual function, this should do nicely. We dont’t all live in artic climates y...

I just ordered mine yesterday. LLBean has a 10% coupon which brings it down to $98 here in the US. Promo Code: W120Z6MPY1 I’m hoping the size works the way I’ve been told. Now, where are we sourcing the buttons from? (And I suppose now I HAVE to get a black tie too…) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For the US folks

https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/126535? ... temId=true

I may have to grab one of these. Need to see if they stock it in the local store

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Wow, you could fit 3 or 4 indy's in there! I've ordered Chinee sizing from FB ads a few times, and after proper research (what are the commments saying) I found I was a 4xl in the heated vest in bought. If it really is all polyester I wouldn't expect much in terms of shrinkage or color fade. With th...

They used to be ok with small one off orders, but then rolled that practice back to some minimum and required having a purchase order account .
I haven’t been able to direct from them in a while.
See if one of the hatters here might sell you one.

Dalexs

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Already in progress.
And I think it’s set to 10 posts

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FYI
Keep in mind that the Tapatalk app tracks and notifys about stuff on its own, and I’m pretty sure not thru the forum itself.

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As I mention a few weeks back, it was discovered that certain email from the site was getting flagged and blocked as spam (by CloudFlare, BlueHost 3rd party mail relay) I've setup a new 3rd part email relay and so far this seems to work. I just bulk activated a number of new registrants. The emails ...

I think what happens based on the last time we hit this, i think people have notifications turned on for hot topics, so forum starts sending out all these messages. Host or email servers pegs them as spam and starts blocking them. I never know its happening, because I don't actually sit around waiti...

Heads up, its been brought to my attention that email via the board is sort of not working. I'm looking into it. Its usually a backend issue. NEW USERS - If have recently registered an account, Email verification is does not seem to be working as well. Please contact us using the above "Contact...

I hope this doesn't mean the whole shelf where these guys will be sitting will end up messy as heck though! Come on, how many dirty socks have you run thru the wash only to have them still be grimey looking for the rest of their operating life? You're just manually adding grime to the bag. Obviousl...

Nothing like good old fashion real dirt.

Make a small batch of mud and either let the bag sit in it or dap it around where you want to be be dirty.
There's no real science to it. It just how exactly do you want it to look, and play around.
That's the fun part of all this.

Tea or coffee is the way to go…
Or bury it for 100 years or so…

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I just got a chance to watch that video, well done fifthchamber. Shows the styling and movement with it very nicely.
David did and excellent job on that holster considering what little info we have on it. so big round of

for MakeItJones!

Dalexs

This was the point I tried to make earlier, but everyone seems to want to add this layer of mystery & misdirection for a production that has always been known as b-movie fly by the seat of your pants thing. Especially knowing the filming schedule... I really think folks reading way too much into...

Considering the scene was shot at Elstree Studios in England, wouldn’t it be more likely they may have grabbed something stock of British origin?
In which case, maybe not elastic, but webbing over right shoulder?

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I was able to get my 4k graphics rig setup to try and get better screen grabs of this scene. The one thing that stands out is the connection of the straps on the back, there is definitely a buckle hooking up to something, maybe a O ring where the left side attaches. What is seen hanging down the cen...

Wow. Just wow. We’ve been geeking out over this movie for over 40 years, studying, recreating props and costumes…. then a bomb drops from an obscure, unknown photo that not only solves a mystery but fires up the fans! Worst part, is wasn’t even a photo, it was BTS video from the movie they showed t...

Not sure why some folks have trouble with the links, but I embedded the YouTube video above, so hopefully you can watch it now.

what was interesting in the video was that they mentioned they want to make the brand more popular in Australian cities.. Huh?

It works for me, and I’m definitely not a subscriber.
The YouTube report pretty much sums it up

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Indiana Jeff wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:18 pm Interesting news.

I very nearly deleted the thread based on the title thinking it was a listing in the Cairo Bazaar.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

I so would have fired you!

I updated the title to make it a bit more clear

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