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

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

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

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          • Matty123M
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            @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.

            Maybe so. Maybe not

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            • neph93N
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              @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.

              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              • Matty123M
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                She is, That’s for sure! I’ll work on the thigh stretch tomorrow as well.

                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                • Matty123M
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                  @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

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • Megatron1505M
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                    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"

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

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                    • Matty123M
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                      ^ awesome. Good to hear. Debating to send them to railcar or back
                      To ihuk for hemming. Is anyone sending these to railcar?

                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                        Do indigoproof. Rain's attention to detail and prepaid shipping label system is great.

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                        • M
                          Mustafa911
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                          +1 indigo proof, Mike (filthy25oz)recommended indigo proof and since three hems and excellent job

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                          • neph93N
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                            I read somewhere here that she isn’t taking new jobs for a while because she’s swamped… maybe it was @Appfaff ?

                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                            • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                              Her repair service is sold out. But she still will do hemming.

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                              • spitfiredealerS
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                                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.

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

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                                  • Matty123M
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                                    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…

                                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                    • J
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                                      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.

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                                      • Matty123M
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                                        ^ will do man.

                                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                        • mikebarhootM
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                                          Just picked mine up. On a hide a distract mission from the Missus… will likely soak next week. If I do a cold soak will there be much shrinkage? Jeans I mean not me!

                                          lemme know if i need to stage a GAW thread for yer jeans.  worked for neph.  or woulda if he didnt rat himself out.  lol

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                                            So I assume very little stretch, if any, after breaking in for the knee/low thigh area?

                                            After soaking my internal struggles remained RE: these. Got about 1.2in out of the inseam via my soak and brief wash, so probably a little shrink left still and the lower thigh area is very tight. Figured if its this tight now, any stretch will be canceled out with the remaining shrink. did a 1.5hr room temp soak and about 15-20min of agitation.

                                            Could move up to a 34 and get the waist taken in but it doesn't even look like much of an increase (just 0.1in). In the mirror they pretty much look perfect, but they just feel uncomfortable/constraining. Doesn't take much knee spreading for the crotch to get really tight [11 and 1 on a clock], when i sit the back rise comes down a little because there isn't any give for the pants to pull from the lower half and when i try to pull them all the way up like Steve Urkel the thigh/knee stops them. Any lifting i do will potentially make these unwearable.

                                            Denim is beautiful though… really want to convince myself to try and break them in but that's an expensive break-in if never really enjoy wearing them. Here's an album and the first pic is a pair of my 1955s. they pretty much fit perfectly, with some room for reduction in the knee. Had the waist reduced by an inch, but should've gone more given it still still has some decent give. https://imgur.com/a/uMWNv

                                            Ya'll are just rocking the slightly relaxed look with good amounts of room it seems and i'm just not feeling how these are sitting on me. And yeah... mirror is dusty in the pics ::).

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