IH-634-DD - Indigo/Indigo 16.5oz Duck Straight Cut Jeans

[neph93]

@Mark_S  My pleasure and congrats on a great score. I’m really enjoying my pair.

[Mark_S]

Anybody's thoughts or opinions, wear these raw for a time or presoak?

[Brock]

I gave mine a hot soak mainly because they were a little big and I thought it would help them soften up. They shrunk minimally and it didn’t help with the stiffness [emoji23]

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[neph93]

Definitely soak. They’re so stiff and crunchy you’ll end up with abrasions along creaselines if you wear them raw.

[neph93]

@Brock:

I gave mine a hot soak mainly because they were a little big and I thought it would help them soften up. They shrunk minimally and it didn’t help with the stiffness [emoji23]

I gave mine the same treatment IH recommend for the UHR (soak then machine wash) and got the decent shrinkage the product page suggests.

I should mention they’re crunchy af after the soak, but it definitely takes the edge off.

[Mark_S]

@neph93:

@Brock:

I gave mine a hot soak mainly because they were a little big and I thought it would help them soften up. They shrunk minimally and it didn’t help with the stiffness [emoji23]

I gave mine the same treatment IH recommend for the UHR (soak then machine wash) and got the decent shrinkage the product page suggests.

I should mention they’re crunchy af after the soak, but it definitely takes the edge off.

I did a long soak and hand wash, have them out to dry now. 

[Brock]

Worth noting: mine have been through several machine washes because I work in them and as a result there are a lot of unwanted white streaks because of how stiff they are. If you can get away with soapy soaks I’d do that, if not, expect the streaks.

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[Mark_S]

@Brock:

Worth noting: mine have been through several machine washes because I work in them and as a result there are a lot of unwanted white streaks because of how stiff they are. If you can get away with soapy soaks I’d do that, if not, expect the streaks.

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Thanks @Brock.  I'll stick to hand washing and soaking.

[Mark_S]

IH Kit @yosemite

[Mark_S]

Initial soak
4.5 months daily wear
casual abuse

[Brock]

Cross posted on evo page…

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[Max Power]

Brilliant!

[jules]

Fantastic  !! Congrat

[Brock]

Thank you! These are my favorite jeans of all time!

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[Brock]

also, can anyone from IH tell me what mill this fabric was sourced from?
pretty please with a CHERRY ONTOP!

[Giles]

The selvedge version was woven in a tiny "house factory" husband and wife team, with 3 looms.  It has no name…..Well, it's referred to as the Japanese equivalent of "John Does place".  Then we bust the loom, the non-selvedge version was probably woven at Kuroki....

[Brock]

@Giles:

The selvedge version was woven in a tiny "house factory" husband and wife team, with 3 looms.  It has no name…..Well, it's referred to as the Japanese equivalent of "John Does place".  Then we bust to loom, the non-selvedge version was probably woven at Kuroki....

Thanks G! You da man!

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[julian-wolf]

cross-post from the SuFu WAYFT thread—finally starting to see a little color pop through on these after a couple months' wear

Also shown: Levi's, TFH, Red Wing

[Max Power]

^ @julian-wolf wow, I like your style. (I envy those who can pull off Long hair that well.)

[julian-wolf]

Thanks, Max. Honestly, these jeans are pretty far on the slim side of what I prefer, but they look damn good for it…