IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans

[Giles]

The temperature of the water DOES NOT make much difference to shrinkage. Agitation does. The reason a hot wash shrinks stuff more than a cold wash is that a hot wash normally has a longer more aggressive wash-cycle, hence the misunderstanding....

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/2492/shrinkage-what-is-it?_=1777200490666

[catdad1]

Is it fair to say agitating unsaforized jeans at home is a way of somewhat sanforizing them? I'm sure not to the same extent the actual process agitates them.

[goosehd]

Noted and apologies for the misunderstanding. New thing to file in the memory banks.

[Giles]

@catdad1 said in IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans:

Is it fair to say agitating unsaforized jeans at home is a way of somewhat sanforizing them? I'm sure not to the same extent the actual process agitates them.

No, it shrinks them.

Sanforisation is completely different thing.

[Jord]

@Giles I have no idea how you knew about all this stuff back in the early days, Giles... It's more available information online now (with much thanks to the forum) but still everyday is a school day for me!

[Giles]

I am an inveterate researcher.......

[goosehd]

@Jord often think the same thing!

[Tastefulgent]

Trying to wrap my head around best practices for the initial shrink with these.

Is it best to hot soak and then toss in the washer (inside out)? Or is a soak with hand agitation sufficient?

Also, I’ve seen mention of wearing them to STF. Some neutral opinions on it, some advice to do it if there is concern about shrinking, and some advice not to do it due to it being unnecessary/a hassle and causing knee bags from wearing while wet - is there a consensus?

[goosehd]

@Tastefulgent

The UHR is loomstate. No processes have been performed on it. This means that the constructional stitching is not embedded into the fabric and can pop out. In addition the fabric is so dry and stiff that creases will be very sharp and abrasive and can tear.

Soaking AND an initial wash are necessary to embed the stitching and finesse the fabric. Shrinking is a by product of this.

Hot soak and wash to embed the stitches and failure to follow those instructions can lead to premature failures.

[Tastefulgent]

@goosehd I saw that, got it. So if I’m reading between the lines correctly— Skip the wearing while soaking, just hot soak then toss in the washer for the agitation.

[cyclops]

@Tastefulgent try these steps as per here

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/957122