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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    IHxB01xRAW Beatle Buster 18oz Raw Japanese Selvage Denim Indigo

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    • C
      CLJ
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      Yes and a bit of a coincidence as I just started using Dr. Bronner's castille soap at home! Never thought about using it as laundry detergent though. Busters are hot washing now. They were roomy but the shape I want…lets see how they turn out! Exciting  stuff...for a denim head, anyway.

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      • grabby22G
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        Hi Giles, I just bought the Busters from Tuckshop & Sundry Supplies and I'm wondering if it is from the old batch or could it be from the new batch you were talking about. Cos they told me that there were some more shipments coming in.

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          I have no idea what they sold you.  You would need to ask them.

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • grabby22G
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            Alright, thanks anyway Giles. I just thought that maybe the new Busters are in the latest shipment.

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              Even if they were, I would not know from which batch you bought.

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • richiealexanderR
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                So, its means that we could never know about from which batch production of our jeans?
                seriously isn't there any production code?

                HC-DR-01

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  No production code.  I'll see if I can incorporate that into future releases

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • QinhanQ
                    Qinhan
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                    Sizing Question: I'm a 30 in most IH jeans (including the IHxB01SBG) and a 31 in the sanforised IHxB01, would a 30 in these be the way to go?

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      I'd say yes…

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • grabby22G
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                        Will the leather patch get screwed up if I do a hot pre-soak?

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                        • llvlaglneL
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                          Just turn your faucet/tub to the hottest it'll allow. Allow the fibers to fully saturate and possibly agitate the jeans. Let it sit but not too long as it'll damage the patch

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

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                          • Morose_PenguinM
                            Morose_Penguin
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                            So long as it's not boiling hot, no the patch should be fine. There's a video on the 634SR thread that shows an extra crispy patch ;).

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                            • llvlaglneL
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                              Someone in the Beatle buster(21oz) thread cooked their patch as well

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

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                              • grabby22G
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                                Cool thanks! But how long should I soak it in hot water for?

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Does not matter if you give it a load of agitation.

                                  Yarns and/or fabrics are not fixed materials.  They consist of separate fibres that will stretch when exposed to tension, i.e. they elongate during the process of being made into cloth (during spinning, weaving, bleaching, dyeing and the various finishing processes, yarns and cloth are under continuous tension).  Some or all of this stretch within the fabric is retained in the post-loom fabric because of friction between the fibres and the yarns.

                                  The stretch that occurs can be eliminated when the friction within the fabric is reduced.  This will happen during  soaking and/or washing, where both water and soap act as lubricants.  The lubricants, along with the mechanical action of the washer, help the fibres relax and contract (shrink) back to their original length.

                                  One of the reasons that dry cleaning does not shrink natural fabrics is that the friction within the fabric is not reduced by dampening.

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • injunjackI
                                    injunjack
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                                    Throw them into the washing machine 60° without detergent. Remember to turn them inside out, and afterwards pull the wrinkles out…should do the trick. After this there may be some miniscular shrinkage left.

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                                      @Giles:

                                      Does not matter if you give it a load of agitation.

                                      Yarns and/or fabrics are not fixed materials.  They consist of separate fibres that will stretch when exposed to tension, i.e. they elongate during the process of being made into cloth (during spinning, weaving, bleaching, dyeing and the various finishing processes, yarns and cloth are under continuous tension).  Some or all of this stretch within the fabric is retained in the post-loom fabric because of friction between the fibres and the yarns.

                                      The stretch that occurs can be eliminated when the friction within the fabric is reduced.  This will happen during  soaking and/or washing, where both water and soap act as lubricants.  The lubricants, along with the mechanical action of the washer, help the fibres relax and contract (shrink) back to their original length.

                                      One of the reasons that dry cleaning does not shrink natural fabrics is that the friction within the fabric is not reduced by dampening.

                                      ^One for the FAQ

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        Dear gents,

                                        in need of someone who owns this pair in sz 32, has washed/ soaked them and has worn them for a couple of months…

                                        Would that person be so kind to give me measurements of his/ her pair (inc backrise, inseam if they've been hemmed, legopening and waist)?..

                                        I'm wearing these in sz 33 and they're good but a little loose if anything... Wondering if a sz 32 would be ok for me... If they stretch an inch, it should be perfect (even though I'd have to wear them during the first hotsoak and not wash them for the first month or two)...

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                                        • Bums_FanB
                                          Bums_Fan
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                                          Indecision and lack of available funds at the time the second run showed up equals no size 36.  Any chance of a 36 lying around in Gosport or Japan unaccounted for?  Will there be a 3rd run some point in the future?  Or does someone have a pair that is relatively unused and not hemmed that they would like to part with?

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            Likely do another run, but not for a few months.  G

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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