Game jerseys, practice tops, the shoulder pad shells nobody thinks to keep. Whatever's in the haul — we build it.
Football jerseys are heavy mesh with reinforced shoulders and stretch panels sewn into the sides. Three different materials in one garment, each behaving differently under tension. Cutting a panel means knowing where the reinforcement ends and the stretch begins.
Tackle twill, layered and stitched — two or three plies thick before you reach the jersey underneath. That weight is why the numbers survived four seasons. It is also why they have to be worked around, not through.
Varsity letters are direct-stitched — twill layered over twill, then stitched through. That thickness is why they are still there four seasons later. It is also why they cannot be worked through. Every one of them gets cut around.
The practice tops. The team-issued hoodie. The bag, the towel, the gloves that got taped every Friday. If it was part of the season, it has a place in the build.
Youth league jerseys are small enough to look like toys next to a varsity jersey. We frame those years so they hold their own — the first season and the last one, in the same object.
Milestone Markers™
You wonder if anyone can handle it without ruining it.
The Heirloom System™ and Private Atelier™ exist because the answer has to be surgical.