IH-816DD - Double Indigo Rope Dyed Canvas Work Pants
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Size 36 after having them hemmed. The cuffs look sloppy and are stiff as hell, I hope they'll settle with some wear. They are super comfy and relaxed, like sweatpants (if it wasn't for the stiff material). Being onewash certainly helps to get a softer feel, but the're still rigid.
Favorite details: the back and slash pockets and the blue thread which makes this pair so much more appealing to me than the bright contrasting threads. Great pants, don't sleep on them. -
@max power I got mine the day they went live and they are still stiff. I like that cardboard feeling though. So right about the understated detail. I love that too.
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@Max:
Favorite details: the back and slash pockets and …..
Hope that this is the beginning of a new love @Max Power . Your unloved big copper snap.
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Haha, I love it on pants, but no on shirts if that makes sense.
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Some evo…sorry for the blurry pictures.
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Given that I own both the standard 816 (navy) and Loom Breakers, I'm curious as to the actual difference between how the two fabrics are dyed - my navy 816 appear quite different to my Loom Breakers, yet they are double indigo, which I thought would make them more like the standard navy 816 in colour?
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The standard navy IH-816 are a completely different fabric from the Loom Breakers, they are reactive dyed 17oz navy blue canvas. If you in fact mean the IH-816DD then that is the same warp and the same weft as the Loom Breakers's but woven on a projectile loom not a shuttle loom, both at 18oz.
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I have no idea about all that. Can only say those evo photos are looking good. It's getting cool enough now here to be wearing mine pretty much every day. Nice to see what I can look forward to.
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Yes, I was comparing the fabric of the standard 816 to the LB's, but didn't realise they were that different, just assumed that they were essentially the same in terms of material and the weaving process but went through different dye processes. So how does the double indigo process differ to the reactive dye process? Is it just the permanence of the colour?
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The double indigo is rope dyed…In the rope dying process, the indigo oxidises onto the surface of the yarn but does not penetrate the core. Fading is really just the rubbing off of this oxidised layer and exposing the white core of the yarn.
In reactive dying, the dye is a coloured organic substance (in this case navy), it attaches itself to the yarn by a chemical reaction and forms a covalent bond between the molecule of the dye and the molecule of the yarn. It is highly stable and you should be able to wash a reactive dyed garment with a white t-shirt with no ill effect.
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G, thanks for the comprehensive answer, that's exactly what I was looking for, and great to see 'covalent' used in a discussion about pants [emoji1]
I'm seriously considering a pair of these 816DD's as an additional pair of work pants alongside my regular 816's since the fit is so good.
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Soaked my 816DD's for the first time today to give them a refresh. I think this is the first time I haven't had to weigh down a pair of pants while soaking!
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Looks like a cold soak @deanclean ?
Have you measured them pre-soak and are you planning on measuring them post?
That would be immensely helpful as mine are a bit tight around the thighs and I'm dreading to soak/wash them for fear of not fitting into them anymore -
I measured before and I am most concerned about the waist. The are a 36 and fit perfect. The shrunk during the soak but when they were wet I put a spreader in the waist to keep them at 36 as they dry
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Very helpful , thanks indeed @thomas01 and @deanclean [emoji106]
