IH-666-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[501IH]

Point taken, Giles!

[jonnyt]

Thanks for quick replies guys. So if the only difference a soak will make is a slight reduction in bleeding but won't change length or softness/ rigidity, I probably won't bother.
Need to start wearing the beasts in. My wife has already commented on the marks left at the tops of my thighs from my first wear (that did in fairness include a lot of stretching, squatting etc to loosen them up).

[Matt]

My only suggestion for you if you're concerned about bleeding would be with your footwear.  Wear something dark or something you can stand to see turn blue.  I haven't had any problems with shirts or furniture.  Our white handtowels in the bathroom have a bluish tint, but that's just to convince the wife that I'm washing up after tinkling.

[dave]

You also have to be careful with light colored shirts because those will probably get stained around the bottom.  It seems to come out in the wash.

[A Former User]

Picked up a pair of these in a size 34 yesterday at self edge in NYC. The denim seems crazy, I've never had denim over 17oz. Looking forward to breaking them in, didn't have any trouble buttoning them either. I'll try to get a fit pic up in a day or so. Now the long drive home to Pittsburgh.

[Seul]

@el:

Didn't have any trouble buttoning them either.

Rub it in ey 

[GHBK16]

Another work week done, time for the XHS to sit back and relax for a couple days.

[kit99bar]

great! what do you do in them?

[GHBK16]

@kit99bar:

great! what do you do in them?

Woodwork/Cabinetmaking.

[Beatle]

these jawns don´t have a chance..nice

[Seul]

A reason to stop wearing them and send them back to Gosport to get them hemmed to length (did I hear profanities shouted from Bologna?)…

[nicolnicolnicol]

My chain stitch is slowly coming undone too 

[Giles]

Ouch

[dave]

Mine is good, but Giles did it.

[Seul]

Giles did mine as well… He'll get a second chance soon enough, though... 

[Giles]

The thread use is polycotton.  You can stop it getting any worse by melting the tag end of the yellow threads with a lighter and nubbing it into the hem.  I have a pair (of standard 666) with a 2 inch gap that have not got worse in months after doing that.  Not saying that is the solution, but it does slow down the process…

[arcanum]

Seul, the chainstitch of my 666 xhs also come undone too. Have a look, interesting..

[Giles]

Arcanum, can you give me a full photo of that please.  I'd like to see the start and finish of the chainstitching it poss.

[arcanum]

Giles, these pics are the best i could do at the moment, let me know if you need better ones.

[Giles]

OK.

If you can, get a needle and pull the top thread (indigo side) that is loose through the denim to the reverse side at the same point the other thread is loose.  Tie a the 2 pieces of thread together so the knot is touching the denim.  Cut to about 2 cms, then light the thread with a match or lighter, when the flame gets to the denim, nub the flame out with a your finger.  This makes a firm melted blob of thread that should not indo…