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    • henry_davidH
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      @adam313:

      Here was the first soak post from 2011:
      @adam313:

      Soaked my second pair yesterday, 28W:

      1. Inside out, folded lengthwise, gently placed in the basin of the washing machine.  Hot water.  Bit of Woolite Dark.  Lid closed.  7 hours.
      2. Drained.  Soaked again in hot water to rinse out soap. Hand agitation (swirling water back and forth). 1 hour.
      3. Hung on a line outside, still inside-out.  5 hours.  60' F.  25% humidity.
      4. Put on while slightly damp, walked around, up and down stairs, squats, etc.  Still wearing them…

      It gets easier the more you do it apparently.  I had all four buttons closed within an hour.  Best jeans ever.

      After this, when they needed it, I soaked slightly soapy and then rinsed clean, hang dried, worn while slightly damp until dry, and did that until the denim softened enough not to leave sharp creases from the wash. After that, I washed when dirty, sometimes after months, sometimes after weeks, sometimes for an emergency wash, sometimes to prepare for repair. Always inside out, always air dried.

      Damn that's quite a denim washing recipe! Noted for my next pair…

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      • henry_davidH
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        That bar looks rad af, @setandsetting. I miss the food (of all types) in Japan. Yeah, my wife and I were talking about a Fall 2020 trip and now it looks like it'll be 2022 before we make it out there…

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        • ?
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          I only soaked in the top-loading washing machine because the lady of the house vetoed the bathtub soak straightaway. I was not willing to risk the consequences of defiance. Happy lady and all is most important…

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          • setandsettingS
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            @henry_david:

            That bar looks rad af, @setandsetting. I miss the food (of all types) in Japan. Yeah, my wife and I were talking about a Fall 2020 trip and now it looks like it'll be 2022 before we make it out there…

            Yup. We've been joking that this is going to turn into a 45th birthday trip rather than 40th. Just gives us more time to save those credit card points towards 1st class tickets.

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            • henry_davidH
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              @adam313:

              I only soaked in the top-loading washing machine because the lady of the house vetoed the bathtub soak straightaway. I was not willing to risk the consequences of defiance. Happy lady and all is most important…

              Lol! My wife would prob have me hurt if I screwed things up in our house…

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              • neph93N
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                Link from product thread:

                IH-814-IND - Indigo Wabash Painters Pants
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                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • GilesG
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                  IH-463S - Owner S. Haraki

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • PalmerP
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                    Glorious fades from the master himself.

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                    • GilesG
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                      IH-816DD….

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • BrockB
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                        A re-run of these would be so amazing!! [emoji7]

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                        • henry_davidH
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                          @Brock:

                          A re-run of these would be so amazing!! [emoji7]

                          ^^^THIS^^^

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                          • K
                            kkibbey23
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                            @henry_david:

                            @Brock:

                            A re-run of these would be so amazing!! [emoji7]

                            ^^^THIS^^^

                            Id be in too[emoji3][emoji3]

                            Edit… maybe also in something like 502 cargo...

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                            • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                              This was an outtake but I like how the arcs and red W are out of focus but still distinguishable.

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                              • GilesG
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                                @kkibbey23:

                                Edit… maybe also in something like 502 cargo...

                                Some of that dream may happen, so hold onto that thought…..

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • GilesG
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                                  @Brock:

                                  A re-run of these would be so amazing!! [emoji7]

                                  The DD duck sold like crap…......Possibly because the selvedge snobs ignored it......

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • BrockB
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                                    @Giles:

                                    @Brock:

                                    A re-run of these would be so amazing!! [emoji7]

                                    The DD duck sold like crap…......Possibly because the selvedge snobs ignored it......

                                    That’s a real bummer because it could possibly be the greatest fabric ever created by mankind…

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                                    • J
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                                      I don’t know if this analogy is appropriate, but when bands first start out,sometimes, their first or second albums might not sell so well,but then they put out that third album and it really catches on prompting fans to go back and check out their earlier work and quite often purchasing it. In the same token the IH customer base has grown  significantly in the last 5 years,and through the wonders of the Forum people can go back and see all the cool/amazing things that they missed,and surely would have bought had they been aware of them at that time. They,subsequently,end up hunting through cyberspace to find those grail items. I guess you’d hate to roll the dice a second time and have the item not sell again.

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        As a non-selvedge fabric, the minimums are ENORMOUS….

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • J
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                                          That’s a really big ask,then ,in that case.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            So last time, we intended to weave all the yarn on a shuttle loom (and the shuttle looms have. a lower minimum run requirement).  Then we broke the loom because we were weaving the duck under such high tension, the main cast iron bed of the loom sheared.

                                            Understandably the owner of the loom said he did not want to weave anymore on one of his ancient babies….

                                            Because of what happened we managed to get a very small run of non-selvedge duck woven with the remainder of the yarn we had intended to use on the shuttle loom.

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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