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    • GraemeG
      Graeme
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      Now that laundering your denim is socially acceptable, I'm going to have to move onto stonewashing mine…

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      • DougNgD
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        @Megatron1505:

        Wants denim to reflect life…..worries about how often to wash them to attain this "reflection"....

        I could've sworn I pointed this out years ago…;)

        My frequent washings are a result of being the parent of two beautiful, happy, slobbery Rottweilers.

        Not sure why I'd want to pretend to be someone else

        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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          So have any of you changed how you care/wash your denims over the past year or two? Or have you all been doing what you've been doing without change?

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          • mclaincauseyM
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            I've always only washed jeans when they smelled or were dirty, and if I were to guess I always will.

            Think it, be it.

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            • ChrisC
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              Pretty much same as always; I'd estimate I wash around 6 weeks of actual wear, but back in my earlier denimhead days, I rotated through several pairs, so some didn't get washed for 8-10 months.  My pair for the HWDC I washed close to monthly, in part just because I was curious to see if it led to anything noticeably different.  It didn't.  Longest I've ever gone between washings with a pair that was getting worn daily was three months.  They didn't really look or smell gross, (Julie agreed, so it wasn't just me getting used to my own funk) but the denim got a weird feel to it and I didn't like putting them on.  Washing fixed that.

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              • madmondayM
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                I've done the ocean soak, I've done the no wash, I've done the many wash. I just like the experience & enjoy doing goofy sh!t. If someone came on & said they bake their jeans in the oven cause they do blah, blah, blah I'm one of the idiots who would say wow I gotta give that a try or why didn't I think of that.  All in all I just enjoy exploring different ways to great looking jeans.

                head high, middle finger higher

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                • ChrisC
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                  You know, baking your jeans would probably be more effective at killing microorganisms than freezing them.

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                  • madmondayM
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                    Sh1t u could only do it on a pizza stone with a wood burning oven, HAHAHA

                    head high, middle finger higher

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                    • GraemeG
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                      According to physicists the end of the universe is imminent… :o

                      Fortunately that's imminent on a cosmological scale, which means tens of billions of years. Looks like we're safe there.

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                      • S
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                        Thinking in the oven, you could cook a turkey or ham on top, and get the infusion of scent from what's cooking.

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                        • seawolfS
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                          @mclaincausey:

                          I've always only washed jeans when they smelled or were dirty, and if I were to guess I always will.

                          Q.F.Muthafeckin'.T

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

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                          • seawolfS
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                            Also, I've been wearing my first pair of 634S for over three years now, and they're very nicely faded. The fades aren't forced. They really are from whatever I've doing, and however I'm living. Oh no! a cell phone fade! A wallet fade! A weird blob fade from where I keep my keys in the left pocket. A weird fade where I scratch my balls every day. I also wash them whenever they're dirty, smelly, or feel grimy. I just don't give a fuck. They're Iron Hearts, and they can withstand a fucking washing machine.

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                            • ChrisC
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                              @seawolf:

                              A weird blob fade from where I keep my keys in the left pocket.

                              I've got one of those on the right side in every pair of jeans I own.  I kinda love it.

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                              • seawolfS
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                                The only hole in this pair so far is in the pocket bag. Kevlar pocket bags would be awesome, right? I keep thinking about patching it with leather. I'm all over the place right now. I've had some sushi and a Scotch.

                                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                @zeebeeleather

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                                  Sounds like you're primed for a good stream o'consciousness yourself!!

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                                  • seawolfS
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                                    Yup! I'm feeling a little ranty and chatty at the same time. #whisky

                                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                    @zeebeeleather

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                                    • seawolfS
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                                      And I'm up waaaaay past my bedtime.

                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • JCMx800J
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                                        Same here. I wash em when the are dirty and/or stinky. It can take 2-6 months. One time I washed after 1 week after the last wash, because a kid at the Kindergarten thought it was a good idea to play with his soup, well…
                                        No soaks, I wash em. Back in the days, my first selvedge Levis, I put em in the freezer, think what you want, they smelled better 😃

                                        Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                        XXX

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                                        • tmgT
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                                          @seawolf:

                                          They're Iron Hearts, and they can withstand a fucking washing machine.

                                          That pretty much sums it up for me on the topic of washing [emoji3]

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                                          • Megatron1505M
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                                            I've spent the last couple of days entertaining two American guests from my companies parent company, based in Los Angeles, who amazingly came over to learn from my vast experience ( 😉 ). One of the dudes was a senior technical guy who was really interested in my jeans and boots, so over a few beers I told him all about the denim scene and where he could go to look at/ buy this stuff in LA (Self Edge etc…). He spent the following night in his hotel trawling Google and learning about the denim scene, and also worryingly looking into what I do ( :-\ ), net result of which is a free trip to LA for me later in the year under the illusion of "inspecting a production line".....sweet  😃

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

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