Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Arabit]

Need to do an informative speech that is 4-5 minutes long… Dunno what topic I should do it on. History of denim or raw denim hmmm? I need a minimum of 3 sources too daaamn

[Chris]

Check the "Iron Heart In The Press" thread and the Iron Heart Wikipedia entry.  Plenty of information and more than three sources…

[Snowy]

Totally do it on denim! I use it in interviews ;).

Areas to talk about;
Iron Heart as a company
Union Special
Cotton Mills / Denim Factories
Selvedge, Warp, Weft, Rope Dying….
RAW / Indigo / Plant Chemical
Wabi-Sabi imperfection and time improvement
Artisan against planned obsolesce.
Old methods being better
History of the Blue Jean (Levis / Mining)
Evolution of the Jean Red Tab to Suing Japan Repros
Evolution of the industry, Japan's rise to the top of the top

Off the top of my head ;). Each is at least 5 minutes by itself GOOD LUCK! Would love to read it afterwards.

[seanocono]

@Snowy:

Would love to read it afterwards.

As would I. Good luck, Arabit!

[Arabit]

Thanks for the support guys! Hahaha if my speech is good enough I'll post it

[IHIHIH]

can u undo (the hemming) after u hem your jeans? is there such a thing?

[scroogen]

Not sure what you mean… You can take the stitching out but you won't get any length back. The excess is cut off.

[IHIHIH]

i see .. thanx

[joesaintjohn]

Snowy, it's so weird to see you on Video!!! It's so different than just forum pics! Thank god I'm not tripping shrooms right now, or my head would explode. One time, I had all these phone conversations with this interviewer who had this really deep burly voice, then I met him in person and he was a kind of pale nerdy Howard the Duck looking dude. Really freaked me out. I asked him if it would hurt his feelings if I closed my eyes when we were talking.

[Snowy]

Not sure if I should be saying I'm sorry or thanks Joe ;). Pretty much how I sound usually less background noise tho. I had to google who howard the duck was, lol. A little greyer and hopefully a little wiser, but that's a real aussie accent for you. I can be booked for future shroom trips, sounds fun

[joesaintjohn]

@Snowy:

I can be booked for future shroom trips, sounds fun

Only if they're in Data Centers!

[Snowy]

[Guest]

I was reading on the PROXIH09 thread about the fade prevention chemical on the 21oz denim. What exactly is it and the process behind it? Just wondering

[Giles]

Secret.  Seriously, I do know, but is something that Haraki developed, that no one else does and he wants it to remain that way…

[seanocono]

@Giles:

Secret.  Seriously, I do know, but is something that Haraki developed, that no one else does and he wants it to remain that way…

Which is awesome.  Magicians never reveal their best tricks.

[Guest]

That is pretty cool. I'm guessing that's why the 21oz fades so beautifully?

[Megatron1505]

Why can't I scroll the screen from the side bar on the forum? Every other website is ok apart from this one.

[Arabit]

What is the heaviest flannel that Haraki has created? Is it the IHSH - 11?

[bagley920]

I've had both and the 11 and the 51 are pretty close to me

[madmonday]

i always thought the 20 was the heaviest & tightest weaved of the heavies (not counting shirt/jackect combos).

interesting to get all of your takes on it.