Eureka Jeans
Sewing the decorative stitching on an 1870s-type back pocket. The stitching is not only decorative, but also keeps the reinforcement lining of the pocket in place. To see how I sew this, check out my video on Loops: https://loops.video/v/4VLimJqcmf #waistoverall #eurekajeans #forover30years #justahobby #notforsale
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Show threadBrody BergNov 27, 2024
@eureka absolutely incredible
Show threadEureka JeansNov 27, 2024
Thank you! But what you make looks more incredible to me!
Show threadBrody BergNov 27, 2024
@eureka thank you, that’s very kind
Show threadSini TuuliaNov 27, 2024
@eureka That's beautiful!
Back at dressmaking/tailoring school my favourite teacher used to talk about working in a jeans factory in the 1970s. She and the girls could whip up a pair of jeans in 15 minutes - changing hands between the different parts of making. The decorative pocket stitching was the most time intensive part of it, the loops and whorls plus stitching it on took a full five minutes. 😄 The story stuck with me.
Show threadEureka JeansNov 27, 2024
Thank you! This is a design that was fairly common during the 1870s, when jeans were still called "waist overalls". The dart stitches on the pocket corners, btw, were used for reinforcement. Between 1873 and 1890, Levi's was the only company that could use rivets, as they had patented their use, so others needed to be inventive. This is what makes this period so interesting
Show threadSini TuuliaNov 27, 2024
@eureka The dart stitches are visually and functionally very similar to a lot of the reinforcement embroidery on corset boning channels! I've never looked into jeans (or men's workwear, for that matter) but it's a wild wild time for all kinds of things, 1880s and 1890s. The latter even more so. Coming up for a thing for the first time, but also all the patent law shenanigans ever. 😄
Show threadChris 🏳️‍🌈🧵🧝🏼Nov 27, 2024
@eureka 🤩