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    Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread

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    • llvlaglneL
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      according to urbandictionary.com:

      shrinkage-  what happens to a man's penis in cold water. Often a result of cold showers, swimming pools, or the ocean. Very embarrassing.

      "Man, that pool could make a porn star look like a 9 year old."

      you can go with either gles definition or urbandictionary. your choice

      "…think of a world tour as similar as to the sisterhood of the traveling pants." -LandoCal126

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      • tatmantallT
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        Bahahahaha 😉

        "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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        • Megatron1505M
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          Nerkg - I didn't take it as an argument, I was simply pointing out that you were wrong  😉

          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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            @Giles:

            BF.  I did, but I was wrong.  It is all about reducing the friction in the fibres so getting it wet and using a lubricant (detergent) will reduce the friction most and therefore unlock the inbuilt tension.

            Thx Giles! So I have to update my brain now 🙂

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              @Megatron1505:

              Nerkg - I didn't take it as an argument, I was simply pointing out that you were wrong  😉

              Where does sanforization come in to that

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              • Megatron1505M
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                Right, now you've lost me totally. I was talking about how saturation and agitation are required to achieve maximum shrinkage, I never mentioned Saforisation, you did. And as Giles pointed out, it does indeed also involve water and movement - the key elements of shrinkage.

                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                  Oh, I thought Giles had said before It did not involve water, my bad. I thought it was denim passed through like hot rubber or something

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                  • bagley920B
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                    Boys, boys, to each their own is what I say

                    If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                    • Megatron1505M
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                      @Giles:

                      Sanforisation, what is it?

                      @Giles:

                      Sanforization is a post weave process, patented by Sanford Lockwood Cluett in 1930.  It is a method of shrinking and fixing the woven cloth in both length and width before it is made into garments and other items.

                      The fabric to be sanforized is moistened by water and/or steam, this lubricates the fibres and reduces the inherent friction within the fabric.  Once moist, the fabric enters the sanforization process proper.  Here, an endless rubber belt is squeezed between a pressure roll and a rubber belt cylinder, it is here that the stretching of the elastic belt surface occurs.  The more the rubber belt is squeezed, the more the surface is stretched.  This point of squeezing is known as the pressure zone, or the nip point.  The fabric is fed into the pressure zone and upon leaving it, the rubber belt recovers itself and the surface returns to its pre-squeezed (stretched) size carrying the fabric with it.  The effect of this action is a shortening of the warp yarns,  which packs the filling yarns (weft), closer together:  at this moment, shrinkage occurs.

                      After compaction, the fabric enters a dryer where the fibres are locked in their shrunken state as the moisture is removed from the fabric.

                      http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4550.msg242080#msg242080

                      😉

                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                      • Megatron1505M
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                        @bagley920:

                        Boys, boys, to each their own is what I say

                        Exactly, if it works for you just go with it.

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                          Close up of the ironheart 17oz. Denim with first bits of evo..

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                            Me best Popeye impression. I don't have a corn cob, tho.

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                              @sirxlaughs:

                              Me best Popeye impression. I don't have a corn cob, tho.

                              Post/pic of the thread! 😃

                              Simon

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                              > You're not even bloody ginger  >:(

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                                You just need a can of spinach

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                                  X post

                                  "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                  • Megatron1505M
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                                    ANNOUNCEMENT

                                    **There are still several pairs of MBB's unclaimed, and not paid for. Paula has tried to contact people twice now and there are still people who have not responded.

                                    For those of you who have pre-ordered MBB's, but not paid, you have 30 days from today to either contact IHUK, or complete your purchase.If you do not do either of these things you will lose your deposit entirely, and your pre-ordered jeans will be put up for sale**

                                    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                    • patchP
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                                      Cross post from picture thread
                                      HC-IH-58

                                      MBB w35

                                      Washed at 40, no spin.

                                      Uploaded with ImageShack.us

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                                      • ChrisC
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                                        @Megatron1505:

                                        For those of you who have pre-ordered MBB's, but not paid, you have 30 days from today to either contact IHUK, or complete your purchase.  If you do not do either of these things you will lose your deposit entirely, and your pre-ordered jeans will be put up for sale

                                        More contest operating funds!
                                        Score!

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                                        • Megatron1505M
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                                          Not for me Chris, the MBB's are an IH product, and I'm sure that the deposits were required to cover costs of manufacture.

                                          Patch - Another great fit.

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                          • ChrisC
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                                            Less of a financial bloodbath!
                                            Score!
                                            🙂

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