Random questions to which you seek an answer
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I have never had vertical fades other than train tracks, and for whatever reason, while I love train tracks, it would bother me to have vertical fade lines other than those. My OCD shows up in strange places.
I'm sure there are many other factors to consider, but my method is gentle, cold cycles with gentle detergent and no softener, inside-out, pre-soaked, no spin, hang to drip dry, then turn back outside-out when fully dry. And I only wash when I notice a smell or there's been a stain that spot-cleaning couldn't eliminate, which is very infrequent–but I don't think the frequency's really a factor in the vertical creasing/fades, though a higher frequency might help mask them.
I fold the outseams forward to store pulling the crotch back to align the outseams to one another, and then in half from there.
The only bad result I've ever had in the past decade or so with raw denim evo was when I didn't let me IH-634SII dry enough before turning them back outside-out and got some marbling.
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A little crease sure as hell isn’t going to stop me from rocking these SBG 821’s… crease or not these are beautiful! And I’m going to wear them like I mean it!! Who knows if I’ll ever find another pair…
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Nor would it me, though I do question the pairing with the mocs
that one is practically a train track… or maybe a monorail?
It would take a lot of damage to make me surrender those pants.
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Yep bought them as work pants and just couldn’t do it. They have creases, marbling, and are at least an inch too short. Still couldn’t bring myself to wear them to work… maybe in a couple years
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I’m really surprised how much I like them! SBG is so awesome!!
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I have been a bit slow to notice this, but what's the thinking behind the side seams on IH shirts? I can only reference shirts I have, but some (298, 279) have the same seam on both sides (back panel goes under front) but most have asymmetric seams (back under front one side and front under back on the other). Is there some technical reason for making them this way, or is it just that H likes it that way?
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It's probably something technical- based on my shirts, it looks like workshirts have side seams going the same way and westerns have them going opposite ways. Westerns have a gusset at the bottom, which must cause some change in construction technique.
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Thanks @Chris. I spotted some evo in your answer before I could reply, so I guess it's a bit of a mystery. I have mostly work shirts and most have asymmetrical seams, so based on our combined experience it might not be a work/western split. The fabric weight/thickness explanation would make sense as (although I have no experience of sewing machines) it's generally the lighter/less bulky fabrics that have symmetrical seams. The gusset explanation is also plausible - of my IH shirts there is perfect gusset/asymetrical side seam correlation.
I have quite possibly spent too long inspecting the seams of my shirts :).
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I have quite possibly spent too long inspecting the seams of my shirts :).
Yeah, same, which was part of the reason for the editing
Unfortunately, I did all that late at night and I don't think either of my answers were right… -
I've never even noticed this. :: goes to closet ::
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Has anyone tried to shrink the long body 14oz hoodies, particularly in terms of length? I think they're too long for my preferences and was wondering about perhaps upsizing and shrinking the body and arm length.
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Has anyone tried to shrink the long body 14oz hoodies, particularly in terms of length? I think they're too long for my preferences and was wondering about perhaps upsizing and shrinking the body and arm length.
Would sizing down not work? Since the sweaters are now longer, I was able to size down and get the fit I was after.
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Worried about the horizontal dimensions in that case, though there is some stretch so I guess it could work.
My only IH hoodie is upsized because it is garment-dyed indigo, and I like the way it fits, but it is an outlier.
thank you @Paul9221 !
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@shubharamani:
This thread is for people who wish to pose nagging questions (hopefully related to denim, but doesn't have to be) – in hopes of seeking an answer.
Does wabash fade the same as other IH 12 OZ denim and what makes the shirts with metal buttons better? Thx.
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@shubharamani:
This thread is for people who wish to pose nagging questions (hopefully related to denim, but doesn't have to be) – in hopes of seeking an answer.
Does wabash fade the same as other IH 12 OZ denim and what makes the shirts with metal buttons better? Thx.
The IH Wabash is a 12oz twill weave, but not the same material as the IHSH-33’s. It is a serge rather than denim. It fades with higher contrast and more quickly than denim 12oz shirts.
Aluminium cat’s eye buttons were used on the original IHSH-68’s. They are no longer sourceable. Regular melamine buttons replaced them for a while. New metal buttons are now available, so you can get both. They both do what buttons are supposed to, so it’s pretty much down to personal preference.
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Great thorough answer, thx!
