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That loose contrasting-coloured thread in some RTW shoulder seams

ceaton

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Always wondered... what is this? What is it there for? Should I stop fiddling with it? :p
 

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Remove it and you trigger the apocalypse.

Actually, it does nothing practical for the jacket & you should remove it. It's there simply to make the suit look more high-end ("tailor-y")and so help the jacket's branding and so achieve a higher price at retail.
 

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Umm, assuming you own the jacket, you're suppose to remove it before wearing the jacket out in public.
 

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Originally Posted by ceaton
Always wondered... what is this? What is it there for? Should I stop fiddling with it? :p

It's basting thread. It should be removed before wearing, same as the sleeve label and thread holding the pockets closed.
 

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Thanks, Gents. Of course I've always removed it, I've just been secretly afraid that a jacket will fall apart one of these days as a result.
 

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Originally Posted by sho'nuff
No you are not supposed to remove it. How else will you be able to resell it as bnwt?

I thought that rule only applied if your name was Brian?!
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I was told by a sales person that it's meant to indicate the jacket has some handwork... because the thread can't be added by machine.
 

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Originally Posted by laphroaig
I was told by a sales person that it's meant to indicate the jacket has some handwork... because the thread can't be added by machine.

I wonder if they can sew an entire suit by machine, then stitch a single piece of basting thread by hand, then advertise the suit as having 'hand-work'
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