I know higher stitch count is marketed as a functional feature here, but I just don't get it, because I haven't experience its benefit first hand. Sorry.
I remember that one. It was a very small size if I remember correctly. It was already way out of my budget by the time I clicked on it. Another one will show up soon!
Loose polyester or nylon fibers. Nothing to worry about. Just hold a cigarette lighter next to it if it bothers you. (Unless it's cotton thread on a vintage jacket)
It's happening on the top stitch part and not the blind stitch. Could it be just pulling the fibers from the lining? Or sometimes fabric type tape is stuck onto the seam before sewing and could be that. This is your newest 5star right? If so then I am almost certain its the fabric tape used at the seams. I made one of my early 5star jacket into a vest and when I took off the sleeves there was fabric tape. It's common, wool jackets have this too.
Thanks man, yes happens on my two 5stars, my JL and Aero has some loose fiber but not as many as my 5stars.
There are two ways of going about this (that I know of), one is with glue and then stitch, the other is use fabric tape and then stitch. Shawn's method is the tape way. I don't know enough to say which is better. Here is a pic of a de-constructed 5star jacket I had. I unpicked the seams at the shoulder to make it into a vest. You can see the fabric tape, that's how it was constructed, and I think the fiber you are seeing is from that.
With 39 chest, you can comfortably get into a modern 38. Probably not a lot of room for layering though, more punk rockish fit.
Zippers - I prefer chocolate bar YKK/Talon or chubby box talons over the bells or the paper clips. The leather strip helps to keep the zipper in place or soften the dangle.
Looks like it's special contract number?
