Loose Thread ON MY VICTORIA!: Am I Just Being Crazy?

Philip · Jul 4th, 2008, 12:14 PM

So, as some of you know, I purchased a 35 Victoria in Cafe Clemence on Monday. I was looking over it last night, enjoying its mysterious, when I found a loose thread! It's on the outside, on the flap at the end of the zipper. I don't know what to do. It could be where the craftsman finished off? I don't know. I haven't been abusing the bag, so I know I didn't actually rip it. I know that the saddle stitch is such that if one stitch tears the other stay in place, but I don't know, should I take it back to Hermes tomorrow and tell them? Opinions? Take a look at the pics! Everything about it is so exquisite that I just want to make sure it's perfect. Look how well the bag photographs besides the snag! :)

mrssparkles · Jul 4th, 2008, 12:18 PM

Is it staying in place or is it coming off? If the former, I would just leave it. Otherwise, pop back into your H store to have the bag restitched.

the_lvlady · Jul 4th, 2008, 12:20 PM

^^Thank God for MrsS! I learn a lot from you each day!

Oh and Philip, good luck! I hope the thread is not loose.

Philip · Jul 4th, 2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mrssparkles

Is it staying in place or is it coming off? If the former, I would just leave it. Otherwise, pop back into your H store to have the bag restitched.

Thank you so much for getting back to me! I noticed it last night, so it hasn't even been 24 hours yet. It appears to be staying in place. I see at the end of the day if it has grown or not. Thank you so much mrssparkles! If it seems to have grown by tomorrow, it's goin' straight back to Hermes.

Kelly_Birkin · Jul 4th, 2008, 12:28 PM

Good luck, Philip. :)

kolibriszuka · Jul 4th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Philip, I would take it back to H and see if they can snip it. It appears to be just a remnant, not a loose thread, but I could be mistaken. I own a little boutique and find threads that haven't been snipped properly all the time. If you want, you could probably just use a tiny scissor and snip it yourself.

No big deal!

lulilu · Jul 4th, 2008, 07:45 PM

^^^agree.

mrssparkles · Jul 4th, 2008, 08:19 PM

Please don't snip it. If you snip it too close, the thread may run. When I first received my Lindy, I did notice a little thread end (it was a tad shorter than the thread shown above). Although I had left it alone, the stitching became undone, and I had to take it back to my store to have that part restitched.

vixtress · Jul 4th, 2008, 10:56 PM

Have Manuela the craftsperson at H in BH take a look at it for you!

Philip · Jul 4th, 2008, 11:11 PM

Thanks guys! I'm going to go tomorrow morning; I'll feel better knowing they've seen it! :) I'll let you know what they say! :)

Ranag · Jul 5th, 2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by vixtress

Have Manuela the craftsperson at H in BH take a look at it for you!

Good idea - but keep in mind that Manuela is in France for another week. Good luck with this Philip

Philip · Jul 5th, 2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ranag

Good idea - but keep in mind that Manuela is in France for another week. Good luck with this Philip

Should I wait another week? Or do you think there is someone there who might be able to take a look at it? Thanks Ranag! :)

ms piggy · Jul 5th, 2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ranag

Good idea - but keep in mind that Manuela is in France for another week. Good luck with this Philip

Are the craftsmen back in France for a meeting or something? My local craftman Frank is also not around for a week.

Ranag · Jul 5th, 2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Philip

Should I wait another week? Or do you think there is someone there who might be able to take a look at it? Thanks Ranag! :)

Philip - when we were at the BH store last weekend, they told us that Manuela was going to Paris for a couple of weeks. I think she left on Sunday? In any event, I would call and see if she really has left yet, and if she has when she will be back. She will also be gone for a little while to another state. She is going to refurbish - now get this - an entire library that was done in Hermes leather in the 1920's or 1930's in someone's private residence. Can you imagine that! I would so love to see it!

Philip · Jul 5th, 2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ranag

Philip - when we were at the BH store last weekend, they told us that Manuela was going to Paris for a couple of weeks. I think she left on Sunday? In any event, I would call and see if she really has left yet, and if she has when she will be back. She will also be gone for a little while to another state. She is going to refurbish - now get this - an entire library that was done in Hermes leather in the 1920's or 1930's in someone's private residence. Can you imagine that! I would so love to see it!

Cool. I'll call in an hour when they open and sort it out! Wait, that is amazing about the personal library! How do you refurbish a whole library!? I cannot imagine! That's totally your next step Ranag! Hahaha. I'm thinking of picking up a globetrotter in box calf and an elephant lock when I take my Victoria in! So much stuff! I am going to have to start saving money again soon! HAHAHA. Thanks for the help!

Jul 4th, 2008, 12:18 PM	#2
mrssparkles City Girl Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13,260	Is it staying in place or is it coming off? If the former, I would just leave it. Otherwise, pop back into your H store to have the bag restitched. __________________ I surrender to my H addiction

Jul 4th, 2008, 12:20 PM	#3
the_lvlady ChanelGoyardHermesLV Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,582	^^Thank God for MrsS! I learn a lot from you each day! Oh and Philip, good luck! I hope the thread is not loose. __________________ No more bags till 2009!!!

Jul 4th, 2008, 12:28 PM	#5
Kelly_Birkin The Someday Princess Joined: Apr 2007 Location: A small tiny piece in the huge orange pie (USA) Posts: 4,638	Good luck, Philip. :) __________________ " Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear. " ~John Lennon 1940-1980 Hermes wish list for 2008 Graduation: Lumieres de paris scarf in the Craie/bleu/rouge fonce colorway (thank you, Katel) Limited edition Hermes Children for a Better World Twilly in purple colorway Someday: Rigide Bolide w/ PH - in Blue Jean SaVe FoR hErMeS 7-01-08: Last ECE FINAL: 94! 1 Externship to GO!! Grad date October 2008!!

Jul 4th, 2008, 04:05 PM	#6
kolibriszuka I'll take 10! Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Near a huge lake. Posts: 443	Philip, I would take it back to H and see if they can snip it. It appears to be just a remnant, not a loose thread, but I could be mistaken. I own a little boutique and find threads that haven't been snipped properly all the time. If you want, you could probably just use a tiny scissor and snip it yourself. No big deal! __________________ Mr. Mingy An Orange Dog to match my Orange Obsession!

Jul 4th, 2008, 08:19 PM	#8
mrssparkles City Girl Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 13,260	Please don't snip it. If you snip it too close, the thread may run. When I first received my Lindy, I did notice a little thread end (it was a tad shorter than the thread shown above). Although I had left it alone, the stitching became undone, and I had to take it back to my store to have that part restitched. __________________ I surrender to my H addiction

Jul 4th, 2008, 12:14 PM	#1
Philip PJH Joined: May 2008 Location: California Posts: 30	So, as some of you know, I purchased a 35 Victoria in Cafe Clemence on Monday. I was looking over it last night, enjoying its mysterious, when I found a loose thread! It's on the outside, on the flap at the end of the zipper. I don't know what to do. It could be where the craftsman finished off? I don't know. I haven't been abusing the bag, so I know I didn't actually rip it. I know that the saddle stitch is such that if one stitch tears the other stay in place, but I don't know, should I take it back to Hermes tomorrow and tell them? Opinions? Take a look at the pics! Everything about it is so exquisite that I just want to make sure it's perfect. Look how well the bag photographs besides the snag! :)

Jul 4th, 2008, 07:45 PM	#7
lulilu Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,142	^^^agree.

Jul 4th, 2008, 10:56 PM	#9
vixtress Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 394	Have Manuela the craftsperson at H in BH take a look at it for you!

Jul 4th, 2008, 11:11 PM	#10
Philip PJH Joined: May 2008 Location: California Posts: 30	Thanks guys! I'm going to go tomorrow morning; I'll feel better knowing they've seen it! :) I'll let you know what they say! :)