The Best Alternative to Raw Japanese Selvedge Denim.

[@kevin-luu]

Just for your reference: It's mo-mo-tah-ro, not mo-mo-tare-o

[@johnnyregs2378]

Sashiko actually is a type of fabric weave as well, its most commonly used in Gi's and other martial arts clothing. It's also called rice weave or in the west we know it as Dobby. It's all the same.

[@brianagee2790]

Negative reviews can really kill restaurants. If you've got a good one that restaurants would probably appreciate you putting one in

[@TheIronSnail]

Great idea!

[@ZacharyRoland]

Sashiko is a method of weaving fabric in addition to being a stitching/repair method. So while we think of sashiko as the fun patterns we use to mend our jeans & other clothes, this jacket's material being called sashiko is also correct.

[@arizaldimas1718]

Agreed. He really needs to read more about sashiko fabric itself. Cheers

[@christianamato4193]

Every time I say I'm not gonna buy any more jackets this year, you pump out another video. And I have an internal struggle.

[@benschafer3305]

I can relate to that 😅

[@TheIronSnail]

Hahahahaha you can do what i do and buy and then deeply regret spending more money and then stress about it but also be incredibly excited

[@TheIronSnail]

Oh geez it’s a real thing

[@christianamato4193]

@@TheIronSnail I currently have 3 jackets on the way to me. Both the regret and the excitement are real.

[@blueband8114]

The only struggle i have, is my wife saying 'how much' and 'you don't need anymore clothes'.

[@iCarotte]

Hey ! To answer some of your questions, The leather patch is sheepskin, even in Japan. Momotaro uses occasionally deerskin but not on this product. For the indigo dye, the threads used for the momotaro's sashimi is not dyed as intensely as for their jeans, that's why the colour look lighter. Also every Momotaro's products are one washed, and the dye is inevitably altered in the process, but no bad shrinking surprises ! For the painting, Momotaro uses a screen printing techniques for all printings. So as the fabric as a lot of textures, it's a bit harder to have a perfect clean print on this particular fabric. For the regular 2nd type denim jacket, no pink stitches as the inseam of their jeans, but it's selvedge ! Same pink as for their jeans !

[@TheIronSnail]

Hey ty ty ty! Tons of useful info!

[@AnimeShinigami13]

By their nature, natural dyes like indigo are going to fade. Their reactivity is why artificial versions are so common. Add in that the chemistry of indigo is different from that of normal fabric dyes even among the natural colors. Natural dyes are like the best laid plans of mice and men, they don't typically survive the washing machine battlefield! Most natural dyes are made with some form of acid. Even if they don't start that way, the alum used as a mordant is slightly acidic. So is the cream of tartar you add to enhance dye uptake. With indigo though, you need to use strong alkali. It starts as Indoxyl and goes through two more compounds before it becomes the classic indigo. Red and blue are two of the most difficult colors to find in nature. Natural dyes like indigo also don't like to stay when used on any kind of artificial fiber. In order to work best, the fabric or yarn needs to be au natural.

[@nickswinford6269]

I believe this is actually a dobby weave. I have a momotaro chore coat/deck coat in the same fabric and they call it a dobby weave. I could be wrong but it looks identical. Keep it up man, good stuff.

[@TheIronSnail]

Interesting! Looking up dobby weave now!

[@kentaro6163]

Hey, your local Japanese guy here (technically half-japanese... and born and raised in Sweden... but still!) and also proud owner of a sashiko jacket, although from Japan Blue! About the sashiko aspect of the jacket: It's in the style of Dogi (martial arts clothing), which used to be made by hand stitching, but because of cost efficiency and technological advancements, nowadays use a special kind of loom to weave the sashiko (also called sashiko-ori or sashi-ori) into the fabric, which creates a more uniform look than the boro style that is more "authentic" sashiko. If you look at the blue "dots" of the jacket, you can see that they are in fact, small stabs. which is what sashiko can be translated as! Tldr: The jacket is in fact a sashiko jacket, but uses a modern loom to create the fabric instead of hand stitching. Hence, it's not because these jackets are often "sashikoed" that they're called sashiko jackets, but because of the sashiko-ori fabric itself.

[@TheIronSnail]

Fascinating info! Thanks for the read!! Going to look into it more now

[@mastershredder2002]

I own one of these jackets and I get compliments on it wherever I go. Both in my imagination.

[@AwAlRiZzLa]

Boro is such a beautiful art form

[@TheIronSnail]

200% agreed!

[@nicknac5150]

This video got me to look into Momotaro. As a new denim head with a pair of Bravestar and one in Freenote I wanted to find a denim jacket. I ended up buying this exact same jacket after watching this very video. Thanks man. Love your work!

[@TheIronSnail]

So glad to hear it!

[@ElNietoPR]

You’re criminally underrated/unsubbed. You obviously put in a lot of time/work into these videos. You’re also charismatic and funny. Anyways, enough of the compliments. I have the RGT Sashiko Cruiser, and I got to say, it’s my favorite/comfiest jacket! Been trying to get those fades going! I think you’ll like it and can’t wait to see your video about it!

[@TheIronSnail]

Hey thanks so much! And YES I can’t WAIT to get that jacket it looks insane

[@norbertoperezlara588]

Duuuuuude I just found your channel and I happen to fucking love your vids! I recently got myself into the denim world and your videos are not only entertaining but also really helpful, keep it up!

[@TheIronSnail]

Hey ty!!

[@mrlolmaster1019]

edo period in japan was when japan was isolated for 250 years from 1603 (year queen elizabeth I died) - 1858 when the us stormed in and made japan sign the treaty of ami6ty and commerce on 29th July 1858

[@TheIronSnail]

Ah, thank you!! I’m reading about it now!

[@northeastwanderer]

"""Sashiko""" jackets have such a cool look to them. The plain weave and indigo color mesh real well together. Looking at a piece form Taylor Stitch in that fabric. Great video as always!

[@TheIronSnail]

Thank you thank you! And TS makes amazing sashiko jackets!

[@AnimeShinigami13]

Glad you mentioned the tale of Momotaro. Japanese mythology is one of my favorites and its FULL of bizzare beasts. Look up the woodcuts of Toriyama Sekian for some examples of how medevil Japanese people viewed their world. From piles of skulls who stare at the general responsible for their deaths to a giant face cackling on the horizon and a cute furry racoon like creature capable of using its testicles to turn into things. No I'm not joking. That is a creature in Japanese mythology that exists. It is not Sashiko. My mother does a more ornamental version of Sashiko called slow stitching. Her work takes patches from our old clothes and cloth stashes that have been sitting around forever, and then embroiders freeform designs, almost like a painter on a canvas. She hangs them on her wall. I have a handbag she made for me by hand with this technique, originally for foraging, but then my favorite store bought handbag that had a lot of pockets finally tore to pieces in the wash. I even tried mending it with a piece of embroidery floss from mom's supplies. But it didn't hold up. Plus the zippers broke, and I had to cut them off or get them snagged on my clothes. I literally wore out my previous handbag to threadbare status. I had other handbags and I could have gone to goodwill to get another one. I don't like those prissy designer looking things that are teeny tiny eeny weeny. I'm a crafter and a forager, my shit has to hold a lot and take a beating. Did you notice? Hold up a picture of your jacket next to that Japanese firefighter coat. The armband matches the waist on the firefighter's coat. ;) In fact the firefighter's coat strongly resembles the modern denim one you were showcasing. I really have to clean my worktable with all the scrap cloth and yarn, all the herbs and flowers and seeds and all the dishes of dried plant material intended for the dye pot. Tonight I'm trying to troubleshoot fallout 76 and combing dogbane fiber for spinning while I listen. But I wanted to share one of the materials I'm experimenting with with you. Dogbane is a wild plant related to both milkweed and oleander. Although the living plant material is very poisonous, just like its relative, (Oleander in fact is so poisonous that in poisoning murder cases the cops could consider it a potential murder weapon), the dogbane stalks die back in the autumn, the poison returns to the root system and the plant leaves behind a tall, dark brown, craggy stalk. These stalks are harvested, crushed, peeled, and what peels away are long ribbons of auburn gold/brown bast fiber attached to a sort of bark. "Bast" in the textile industry is a fiber that comes from the inner bark of a plant. The chips of stalk leftover from dogbane processing go into my garden, where any remaining poison decays. Unlike their heavy metal relatives, poisons from plants and fungi can decompose. So poisonous plants and fungi are safe to compost. Then the more meticulous work begins. If I were to put these ribbons immediately onto my spindle to spin they would snap once spun tight enough. I use pet detangling combs and slicker brushes to seperate the fiber from the outer bark. Sometimes a damp hand helps, the material is very absorbant and softens in response to being dampened just like cotton or linen would. If the bark bits aren't removed it will cause tangles or worse, weak points in your finished yarn. Then I fold the brushed fibers over a hook and either twist them into a strick to be spun later or start spinning them on a homemade drop spindle. I made it from air dry modeling clay, a dowel, hot glue, and a hook. I have a smaller spindle for working more delicate fibers made from fimo, an old knitting needle, and hot glue. Now I'm experimenting with homemade plant dyes and different forms of homemade looms. I'm not a fashionista. I started doing this because of how much I hate fast fashion. Just hating a thing doesn't fix it though. What does is understanding it and making the right choice the easiest one. If you want Iron, I can tweet you the videos that got me interested in fibercrafts and arts.

[@blueband8114]

The subtle battle stripes on the jacket you sold are so much better.

[@TheIronSnail]

Ugh tell me about it

[@SpaniardDH]

The way he edit his own phone number hahahahah. It was an instant like for me hahahaha. So hilarious!!

[@TheIronSnail]

Hahaha ty!

[@jconnway]

Really great content man, stay consistent and you’ll do fantastic on this platform

[@TheIronSnail]

Thank you so much!

[@Remedy1024]

I bought the new version in black today. What can I say? The jacket is insane. I’m Totally in love 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@DressForAfrica]

Congrats, man. Always good to buy something, and really like it. Stay blessed

[@Crazyk100]

That restaurant is down the street from the house I grew up in. Has been there a long time, and I love their sushi.

[@jimmydgrant]

They do indeed use the pink selvedge ID on their jackets.

[@TheIronSnail]

This is the worst best news ever

[@jimmydgrant]

Really looking forward to a video on the RGT sashiko. And getting mine of course. I’m gonna look pretty silly wearing that thing in July with cargo shorts.

[@NekogoahIgowakay]

Soaking your clothes in water to either enter (yeah don't do that) or escape a fire is probably one of the surest ways to boil yourself alive. Water soaked fabrics conduct heat WAY faster than dry ones. If you ever find yourself trapped in a fire you would be much better off shielding yourself with something dry and organic like a wool blanket than something wet or synthetic. All that said that was a pretty neat bit of history, video is MUCH LIKE

[@TheIronSnail]

Agreed don’t ever do that! And TY!!

[@nalinjain7343]

I just figured it out! Its called Kendo! Kendo fabric that is used in Judo and Kendo uniforms

[@badnoosbears]

Dig the jacket, but what sweater is that? Looks comfy as hell. Edit: The Iron Snailers need a sweater rundown.

[@TheIronSnail]

Sweater run down sounds like an AMAZING IDEA It’s the LL Bean commando sweater!

[@rubberlover666]

Yeah, I kinda dig the one you sold more. You don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone, I suppose? Been there

[@TheIronSnail]

The age old saying is true once again!

[@jamescooper7957]

Those rest stops on the Palasaids used to be seriously sketchy but it seems as though you made it.

[@TheIronSnail]

I got a feeling they may be sketchy but it looked nice and clean when I went!

[@bayu6170]

solid content dude, keep on creating vids like this!!

[@TheIronSnail]

Ty! I will!

[@yangyangliu3770]

Always learning smth new at ur channel!

[@TheIronSnail]

Glad to hear it!!

[@GabobStrulli]

Mmmmiiiaacheeeell, great video again, love yaaa! Keep going

[@cd6581]

WOAHHHHHHH you’re the guy from raw denim Reddit with the gf. Hype bro 😎

[@TheIronSnail]

HA yes!

[@GabobStrulli]

the golden time of michael-in-car product reviews

[@JFANderful]

You're pronouncing momotaro wrong it's momotaro not momotaro

[@TheIronSnail]

Hhahahahaha oh wow i love this comment

[@justynmoore9670]

I just went to see if I could find that same jacket you sold on eBay, and there's one for sale but it's a size 40! Lol

[@Manuortizp]

I really hope The Iron Snail ™️ makes a type II denim jacket!

[@TheIronSnail]

Me too!!

[@terry7441]

That jacket is slick. Have you tried Billy Reid? I just got a moleskin trucker and it's pretty great.

[@TheIronSnail]

I have not yet!! I’ll look into them!

[@justynmoore9670]

Great video! Just curious what brand is the henley you are wearing at the beginning of the video?

[@TheIronSnail]

J. Crew!

[@MikiBlue]

Did you sell the jacket on eBay?

[@TheIronSnail]

I did not!

[@blueband8114]

Love my Momotaro slubby jeans.

[@TheIronSnail]

Can’t beat them!

[@JoeyDecay]

I'll buy it now. But it is probably too late and I don't have any money. But. Yeah nice Eminem bars

[@mentalmadness9783]

Where to get this jacket in 2023?! And in Sweden?

[@JFANderful]

So you've had a lot of type 2 and type 3 denim jackets but where are the type 1 and the lee's?

[@TheIronSnail]

Been thinking about a type 1 recently!! And a Lee Stormrider 😍

[@fullmetalroyal1216]

That looks like the long haul in waffle from Taylor stitch

[@TheIronSnail]

Very very almost spot on color! If you look close at the two fabrics though the weave is pretty different

[@latetodagame1892]

I can't follow you on Instagram! But I will!

[@mattlesicko6440]

New music Friday is cool but The Friday Iron Snail video is better

[@TheIronSnail]

Top tier A+ 100% comment

[@PaulAndBiscuit]

Can you do a review of your BJ jacket?

[@JoeyDecay]

It's okay. I'm going to be just fine

[@jamessteel4243]

have you looked into kapital as a brand?

[@TheIronSnail]

Not as much as I should BUT i did see they have a really cool sashiko jacket but it just looked really short from what I remember

[@olivierorban787]

Oris momotaro!!!

[@MisterKnightly]

What? No way! *I* was born from a peach!

[@TheIronSnail]

Phil!!!! This jacket is made for you!

[@wongus100]

What were the green trousers in this video?

[@TheIronSnail]

Uniqlo!

[@carljuztine3328]

pretty good video

[@iDigress77times]

It's ehh dough (Edo period).

[@Catartist7000]

FUSION!!!

[@TheIronSnail]

FUSION!

[@hugosoberanes8309]

We have the same dimensions? Interesting

[@TheIronSnail]

Interesting indeed

[@JoJo-ul4qs]

Do you have a PO Box 📦?

[@TheIronSnail]

I do not! DM me on IG if you wanna get in touch!

[@willfigueroa4213]

Soggy boy fire fighters. Nice.

[@TheIronSnail]

The soggy boys are coming to save the day!

[@capitantilapia]

FUSION

[@latetodagame1892]

I thought you were going to tell us about a woman you lost... not a jacket!

[@POVShotgun]

momotareoh lmao

[@trevorroth7054]

Basket weave

[@CanadianPenny]

I'm sorry, no matter how cool their fabrics are, their branding kills any enthusiasm I have for them. Those bands are just too big and obvious. No way I'm paying that much to advertise for them.

[@TheLoneLander]

Whatever you say

[@JFANderful]

Raw american selvedge isn't even the best alternative to japanese selvedge denim. A whole nother fabric is a better..

[@TheIronSnail]

It’d be too obvious!

[@maxkovacs7638]

I like what i see

[@TheIronSnail]

This is the best news

[@xbq8034]

桃太郎🍑

[@sflanr5705]

Tah

[@TheIronSnail]

🤦‍♂️

[@sflanr5705]

@@TheIronSnail 😂

[@anupbanerjee6829]

You have crapped over the name, Jersey boy. It’s NOT MomoTAYro it’s MomOHtaro. It’s insulting to the brand. About Shishiko read about it in Heddel

[@TheIronSnail]

Hey! From what others have said it’s actually “MomoTAHro” not what we were saying

[@drunkdriver]

Nomos-taro, best german-japan collab since WW2