Iron Heart IHE-37W-BLK 12oz Wabash Waist Bag - Black

Iron Heart IHE-37W-BLK 12oz Wabash Waist Bag - Black

Product Description
Made In Japan
- Designed by Shinichi Haraki, handmade by WORKS INC. in Japan

12oz Japanese WabashThe name ‘wabash’ comes from the Indian Wabash tribe of the American mid-west. They modified workwear staples that were made of denim and then traded them to the white men who worked in manual labor positions as ‘decorated workwear’. Wabash looks like quite a formal fabric, but in fact, it was commonly used for workwear from the early 1800s through to the early 1900s, very often as uniforms for the massive US railroads workforce. Finding out a lot about Wabash is very difficult, but we believe there were 2 ways in which the dots were originally ‘applied’ to the base fabric: 1) the pattern would be applied as a block print to the undyed fabric with a starch based “resist” and then dyed, the dye not adhering to the resistant pattern; and 2) the fabric was dyed and then the pattern bleached into the fabric - this was done by applying a mildly acidic solution to the cloth via copper rollers with the pattern raised from the surface of the roller, a process known as discharge printing. Perhaps the most famous of the American Wabash dying and printing companies was J.L. Stifel & sons set up in West Virginia in 1835. They called their product ‘Indigo Wabash Stripe’, and it was often characterized by an impressive assortment of dots, triangles, and diamonds. A few examples of these can be found in ‘King of Vintage vol 3’ by Rin Tanaka. Iron Heart has a great love for Wabash and it has been used in shirting on a number of occasions. Our established Wabash fabrics weigh 12oz and are designed from first principles by Haraki-san and are available in indigo, sulphur dyed black, and white. The indigo and black iterations are created utilizing the discharge printing technique, but first, both the weft and the warp are separately rope dyed then woven to create a serge fabric. This fabric is then discharge printed to create the dots. Because we use a rope dying technique for the base fabric, the garments created from it will age with great character. The IHSH-62 and IHSH-68 lines made from this fabric are mainstays of our product line, as are the IH-814 painter pants and IHV-02 work vests. The same process is used to create our hefty 21oz Wabash, recently utilized in the IH-824 and IH-825 jeans and IHV-30 vests.
- A traditional workwear fabric that dates back to the 1800s 
- 100% cotton
-  Twill weave 
- Rope-dyed warpIn weaving, the weft is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the warp yarns to create cloth. Warp is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in a roll, while the weft is the transverse thread. A single thread of the weft, crossing the warp, is called a pick. Terms do vary (for instance, in North America, the weft is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn). and weftIn weaving, the weft is the term for the thread or yarn which is drawn through the warp yarns to create cloth. Warp is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in a roll, while the weft is the transverse thread. A single thread of the weft, crossing the warp, is called a pick. Terms do vary (for instance, in North America, the weft is sometimes referred to as the fill or the filling yarn). yarns 
- Post-weave, the dots are bleached onto the face of the fabric
- This fabric will fade with vintage character through wear and washing

Features & Construction
- Large main compartment
- Three external quick-access pockets, one with snap-fastened closure
- 14" two-way zippered front opening
- 9" zippered rear pouch
- Easy access internal pocket pouch
- Adjustable waist strap up to 37"
- Cowhide leather piping, zipper pulls and strap loops
- Solid brass hardware
- Reinforced brass riveted stress points
- Designed to be worn around the waist or crossbody
- Hight 6.7"
- Width 13.5"
- Depth 4.3"