IH-888-NT - 21/23oz indigo Selvedge DWC Jeans

[steelworker]

@summ3rhays:

Damn tough if the coin pocket dented my new IH belt.

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good fit Mike

[Norrin]

Has anyone else had less inseam shrinkage than they were expecting?
After my usual pedantic procedure for a pair of loomstate jeans I only got 0.5" shrinkage.
Whereas it would normally yield 1.5 to 2".

[spitfiredealer]

Sounds like you didn’t get enough agitation or warmth in the wash. Mine shrank a little over a inch with a cold wash

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[Norrin]

Yeah I think I'll wash them again with a low spin at the end this time. 

[Norrin]

The last thing I want is a bit more shrinkage after I've got some good wear into them! ???

[Matty123]

@neph93:

@Matty123:

@neph93
So they have a from loader her where I’m staying. How do u recommend I wash these? I’m  noob to front loading machines

I take it I’m a bit late now (it was nighttime here when you posted) but for future reference, I leave mine in for the whole cycle, but set the rpm’s all the way down (400 is the lowest on mine) and adjust the temp depending on how much shrinkage I want. If you don’t have that option then washing on the wool/silk program does the same job although often no warmer than 40C.

Looks like it went well though, unless your infinitely better half flipped because of the towel… [emoji51]

Thanks guys, The machine here is in a condo laundry room so the functions are very limited. So I removed them  before the final spin. The towels sadly have been lost to the denim Gods and and my wife appears to give zero shits. Which is great. I worry the thigh will be tight as hell now… and I’ve read  that not
Much thigh stretch can be expected.. we’ll See in the morning. They are still damp now... I’lll Wrestle
Them on in a few hours.

[neph93]

@Matty123:

The towels sadly have been lost to the denim Gods and and my wife appears to give zero shits.

She’s a keeper! [emoji1]

Thighs should stretch out to pre shrink proportions, with wear. But you may have to work on it.

[Matty123]

She is, That’s for sure! I’ll work on the thigh stretch tomorrow as well.

[Matty123]

@Megatron1505 @neph93  Alright so I tried them on. They’re still damp… and they are snug but I can button them. Thighs are good to Go. Waist is tight as fk and will need to stretch for me not to look ridiculous! But I’m really happy with these. IH is bomb

[Megatron1505]

Dude, they will be fine. Keep wearing them in rotation with another pair for a couple of weeks and the waist will stretch out. Mine went from….

"Holy shit, I can't breathe"

To

"Maybe I could have sized down one"

[Matty123]

^ awesome. Good to hear. Debating to send them to railcar or back
To ihuk for hemming. Is anyone sending these to railcar?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Do indigoproof. Rain's attention to detail and prepaid shipping label system is great.

[Mustafa911]

+1 indigo proof, Mike (filthy25oz)recommended indigo proof and since three hems and excellent job

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[neph93]

I read somewhere here that she isn’t taking new jobs for a while because she’s swamped… maybe it was @Appfaff ?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Her repair service is sold out. But she still will do hemming.

[spitfiredealer]

So after 2 days of wear these feel really comfy. Tempted to throw them in a warm wash with a bit more spin to get the remaining shrink out.

[Jett129]

@Matty123 What about Selfedge NYC? That would probably be the quickest and easiest. They do great work as well.

[Matty123]

Thank you @Jett129. Yeah I will Check with self edge. I’ll call
When I get back to the east coast. I would think they would be fast since I’m
So close…

[Jett129]

If you end up going down there,give me a heads up,maybe I could meet you as I'm in the city a lot.

[Matty123]

^ will do man.