Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Very pleased with the fit. Waist and length both shrunk about 1” after soak. Tag size 33 that was 34.9” Pre-soak and hemmed to 31” by IH. Post soak waist is 33.9” and length is 30.25”. Looking forward to how they fade.

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Just got my size 33 pair yesterday and immediately did a warm soak for an hour. Looking forward to wearing these soon (after they dry and I clean the indigo from the shower).

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Got me a pair for Denim World Championship 2020. Right? Gonna happen? @giles
I know, I know, that was so 2015. And these are not heavyweight. Forgive me for thinking about every new pair of jeans as my contest jeans. These fit really nice. I grabbed a pair of 34’s and I’ll post pics soon

@Giles:

You can try and pull it through with one of these….

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00L10X5Y6/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_3p_dp_1

I was too curious after this post so I ordered both. The needle pushed it through on the first try. Thanks @Giles, that’s a handy trick.

@Giles I’ll keep it there if it won’t hurt anything.

@manufc10 Thanks man, I found the belt at a saddle craftsman booth in a local fair. Thick full grain leather so I bought three colors from him. Unfortunately I don’t have any contact info. Vans have been my shoe of choice since high school, however I don’t skate as much as I used to… Those are my house shoes.
Sounds like the nubbins are pretty common so I’ll just chalk it up as a beauty mark.

I had to do one more hot soak for two hours to get these guys down to where I needed. Very comfy fit to these jeans. I found a nubbin in the weave on the left knee right where a lot of fade will happen. I don't know if it is a flaw that will fail or just some extra slub. Compared to last DWC UHR , these were easier to manipulate and shrank a lot more.

Missed the preorder but scored a pair of 34" 888 NT during Iron Heart's amazing Xmas sale! Here are the raw fit pics along with my tried and true soaking process that controls the twist (1 hour warm soak). The folding pattern seems to keep the seams lined up while the thread and water does it's thing. I did this with my pair of last season's IH DWC and had no leg twist while maximizing the shrink. (It has worked with my other other unsanforized brands as well). Measured the inseam and they shrunk 2.5".  Perfect!  Waiting for them to dry a little more before the first wear. Can't wait after seeing all your evo pics!

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