Sweet! Home made old school jams.
Sounds like a fundraiser in the making. You make them and get a tax write-off for your time and materials. Donate to Sways, they sell for whatever. Money goes to Sways. Old school jams are worn. Win win.
I’ll buy a pair. At least.
So…36" waist, is that dolphin or walrus?
My grandmother used to make me and my brother custom jams all the time too! They were great, and she always found patterns that looked cooler than the store bought ones. I believe she even tore down her old drapes out of the windows one day and made a few pairs out of them.
That reminds me of a bad experience I had in my jams, though. I was sitting on top of my cousin’s quarter pipe skateboard ramp. I couldn’t have been any older than 7 years old and I was wearing a new pair fresh off the sewing machine thinking I was the coolest 7 year old around. I decided I wanted to get down off the ramp and slid down like it was a sliding board. WORST mistake I could’ve made and there were lots of friends watching. Not only did I burn two holes right through the shorts…but I had serious burn marks on both butt cheeks for weeks. I tried so hard not to cry in front of everyone. I remember how painful it was to this day. Ahhh memories.
Jams,short for
you guessed it PAJAMAS
try butterick or simplicity
or the mcCalls pattern book
at the wallmart or singer
jams
in caps JAMS is a trademarked
Brand Name made by dave rochlyn(sp)
formerly a Player in the
SURFING APPAREL INDUSTRY
currently upstaged by q-sliver
lip culr.go-cha cha ,oneezel,
dialabong.mo - pier,ad infinitum.
trademark disinfranchisement being
litigious avoiding saying beetelejuice
to many times in print may garner
infringement concerns.
maybe write it backwards
smaj when posting about cut off pajama bottoms.
cloth is still 6.00 a yard and
a little more than a yard to do some
justice to some butt coverings.
let me say Take’s of waikiki again
then lets say pops Katin
and everbody what made
an effort to make a good pair shorts.
jams basicly ripped out in the crotch
like quick
waist bands held up the crotch from
immenent de construction
a gusset in the crotch ala japan country style
can help.butt.
whipping up a few hundred dozens
of cool cheap shorts is not the domain
of a few hours off a night.
thatzwai
been off shorsed
not nort shoa nat sout showa
but wen off shorsed
like waitan mambodia lidatt.
makin good shorts is a life’s work.
made a run last year and mix matched the
body parts and pieced the legs.
work involved they turned into too expensive to sell
and I got pajamas I can wear to the beach
w/out having to change after getting outabed.
…ambrose…
maybe thats spelled Rochlin.
hangin at malibu
with the velzy guys.
Hi Ryan, a 36 inch waist is a dolphin.
Myself, Im a 35 on the beach and a 41 in the carpark.
Ambrose, thanks for the pattern tips, Id really like to get an original pattern from someones granny whos been sewing since the days of peddle-machines, just to ensure some real authenticity and to make the whole project a bit special.Otherwise its a bit lame just to churn out a generic pattern and call it authentic.
A few questions for the Swaylocks crew,
Anyone got a granny with a pattern who wants to be immortalised on Swaylocks?
What are the range of sizes required, in inches please?
What about a logo? I can stitch, stencil, dye it on. Maybe scorch it on.
I want to do it, and I want to get it right so Im not ostracised from the herd later on if it all goes pear shaped.
Thanks for any info.
Birdwell Beach Britches has a website. Evelyn Birdwell makes old school no nonsense surf trunks right here in the USA. You can pick your color, fabric ( their standby surfnyl is the standard ), waist and length. You can even talk to her on the phone if you want. You can’t talk to anyone making commercially available boardshorts unless you speak Chinese. Her price isn’t a giveaway but its less than some Volcom item emblazoned with stars, skulls and strippers that looks like a skirt. Plus her trunks last so long you can get buried in 'em.
dr. surfoils ,a noble quest.
granny’s recipie is a fine validator.
the right time the right granny
perfection in time and space.
cosmic impecable timing
like a no paddle take off…
as the first to wish you well I
I am currently visualizing this
contact materializing.
You may wish to seek a drafting,
pattern making,
website and morph the pattern.
good patterns exist
better patterns are coveted
excellent patternsare hidden
the ultimio pattern
can only be plucked from space
by the creative mind…
…ambrose…
inspiration is the grain of sand
in the oyster of the mind.
the grandmother spirit
of whom you speak
lingers within the oster
release her with faith in yourself
and the creative process
from beholdin’to the limits of
aquirein’ somebody elses pattern.
……
let me say Take’s of waikiki again
then lets say pops Katin
and everbody what made
an effort to make a good pair shorts. ……
I’ve got a pair of shorts custom made by:
Take of WAIKIKI
Made In Hawaii
Made for: ****
…in (as best I recall) August, 1965.
Single thickness (also offered in double thickness) orange heavy-duty nylon, white nylon 1-1/2" wide (horizontal) “competition stripe” around the middle, 31" waist, 3-button(white) + 3 eyelet lace-up fly. The suit is still in excellent condition and perhaps could be used to make a “historically accurate” set of patterns for a reproduction, if desired (keeping in mind that one of the reasons for it’s excellent condition is that it was not one of my most comfortable suits–in part a consequence of the HD nylon used).
mtb
Birdwell’s are the shizzle. You can even supply your own fabric, and they’ll
make a pair from one of their patterns. If you have an unusual body type,
you can send them a pattern, and they’ll make one of their styles, modified to fit
you.
I haven’t looked at their site lately, but they had a long-running sale on discontinued fabrics. Unfortunately, spinaker nylon is one of them. Without a doubt, the longest lasting, fastest drying fabric ever. A bit stiff when new, but super soft when broken in.
Anyway, the sale was originally 3 pair for $45. Limited to stock on hand, and color selection was limited. I think they still have some available, at $20 a pair.
Even at their regular price, they beat anything else on the market, hands down.
I have been wearing Birdwell’s exclusively, for over 30 years. Done enough business with
them so that I now get a “group discount”.
Also, not only do you speak to a family member when contacting by phone or email,
they allow folks to visit and tour the ‘factory’. They’ve been based in Santa Ana CA since 1961.
I had a look at spinnaker nylon today, its very crunchy…
Ive found a simple, jam style ,2 panel design,that has a moderate,(above knee) leg length and plenty of room at ‘eye level’.
Itd be interesting to see a Sways logo on a pair of boardshorts. There are plenty of artistic types out there.