I like Van Heusen Men’s fitted poplin dress shirts. They’re one of the few that still has a left shirt pocket — and that’s where my cell phone goes. But the shirts have a problem: after you put your phone in the pocket a few times, the stitching on the pocket lets go.
As they break, I’ve been fixing them by machine sewing the pockets back together. To do that, I need to match the new thread to the fabric. Here’s what I’ve used so far:
| Shirt Colour | Matching Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender | Coats & Clark 3340 Light Violet | Good match |
| Pacifico | Coats & Clark 4450 Pilot Blue | Good match |
| Persian Blue | tbd | |
| Cameo Blue | tbd | |
| Deep Sea | tbd | |
| Magenta | Coats & Clark 2820 Barberry Red | Good match |
| Stone | tbd | |
| Desert Rose | tbd | |
| Ocean Mist | tbd | |
| Purple Velvet | Coats & Clark 3660 Deep Violet | Good match |
| Leaf | Coats & Clark 6050 Powder Green | Thread is just a little light |
| Dark Leaf | Amann Mettler 2105 Vintage Blue | Good match |
| Flame | tbd |
As usual, nothing says they have to keep the same colour, dye lots may vary, they may change the stitch thread and not the shirt colour, you know the drill.
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