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Eternal 811 – full length pics

Matt — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:50:12 +0000

Someone was asking for full-length pics of the Eternal 811s. I just gave them a wash, so here are the pics.

I only washed them a couple of times for the first two years, but now the washing is quite regular. No brushing technique. The contrast is pretty high, so washing will tone it down a bit. They just go in the LG front-loader with Omo.

Repairs

Matt — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:10:26 +0000

Last week I made some repairs to the Eternals. I should’ve taken pics before the repairs, but I’m getting lazy with this blog. Hah.

Here’s the result.

The seat had a crease which was starting to wear through, so I used a swatch of denim on the inside and just sewed back and forth.

The crotch had a hole, so I did the same there. You can see the repair thread more clearly here.

And the keys were really starting to destroy, the pocket, so some denim on the inside of the pocket, and sewing through the lot.

I’d been cuffing these since new, so there were parts of the cuff that were close to wearing through… so I did some zig-zagging without re-inforcing.

I’m not an expert on denim repairs, but these are my beginners tips:
- set the stitch length to quite short
- use a specific denim repair thread like this one from Gutermann

http://www.sewingselections.com.au/catalogue/Threads/Gutermann/2.html
It’s a mix of blue and white, so it blends in with faded denim.

On the inside I used a black poly thread. I probably should have used the denim thread on the inside, but it seems okay.

Eternal 811 – second wash and repairs

Matt — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:17:31 +0000

I’ve been using my experimental clean-by-brushing technique to keep my jeans away from water. It works well, I think you should try it. I think this method has given me more than six months of extra wear out of these jeans prior to each wash.

I had a few repairs to make. My keys wore a number of holes through the front left (my left) pocket, and the fly buttons had the stitching around the button hole coming off.

I used white cotton twill to repair the pocket bag – a combination of hand and machine stitching.

Maybe I’m lazy… I left the repairs badly finished, but it felt appropriate.

I zigzagged the fly button hole edges to re-enforce them (post wash pic).

During the repairs, the close-up work made me realise that I should wash these suckers ie. they stank. So I gave them a decent wash. Hot water, Dr. Bronners, quite a bit of hand agitation.

Some post-wash pics…

Honeycombs

Reverse combs

Yeah.

These are my favourite jeans at the moment. Wish I had a second pair.

Eternal 811 Update

Matt — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:47:29 +0000

An update with some early progress pictures.

I’m very happy with the jeans. They are a great slim (not tight) yet comfortable jean.

Eternal 811 (New)

Matt — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:01:58 +0000

I had to get these jeans after seeing the images on the Denim Gallery Heavy where the owner has achieved the most incredible contrast fade.

I didn’t find Eternal available in the expected stores, and instead I stumbled upon them in the back streets of Kyoto at Loftman. They staff there cut and chainstitched them on the spot.