IH-555-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo/Black
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They’ll shrink initially but they’ll then stretch out beyond pre-soak measurements, and the stretch will be turbo charged if you put them on damp, also with a risk of sagging around the knees etc. I would soak them hot, lots of agitation to get all the shrink out, let them air dry then break them in by wearing.
So what about the length? 1"? The length surely will not stretch back out as there is no vertical pressure (other than gravity and weight of leg). If someone had, say, gotten them hemmed at 32.5" and could not suffer length loss below 31.5" inches, are they safe? …asking for a friend
You’ll probably lose an inch. I pretty much never get jeans hemmed, but if I did I’d do it after I’d soaked them and tried them on
if you don’t want to do that I would give yourself a spare inch and a half and you can rock a slightly bigger/double cuff to fine tune the length -
They’ll shrink initially but they’ll then stretch out beyond pre-soak measurements, and the stretch will be turbo charged if you put them on damp, also with a risk of sagging around the knees etc. I would soak them hot, lots of agitation to get all the shrink out, let them air dry then break them in by wearing.
So what about the length? 1"? The length surely will not stretch back out as there is no vertical pressure (other than gravity and weight of leg). If someone had, say, gotten them hemmed at 32.5" and could not suffer length loss below 31.5" inches, are they safe? …asking for a friend
You’ll probably lose an inch. I pretty much never get jeans hemmed, but if I did I’d do it after I’d soaked them and tried them on
if you don’t want to do that I would give yourself a spare inch and a half and you can rock a slightly bigger/double cuff to fine tune the lengthOkay, thank you. My "friend" is a Newb
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I would think you’ll be safe with the length. I hot soaked and hot tumble dried mine and I don’t think they shrunk all that much in the length. I can measure if you like.
If you would do that I would really appreciate it. Washing (machine?) and tumble-drying would, in my opinion, be the ultimate predictor and tester of shrink.
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Over years I have done both
Worn for six months then soak
Soaks before wearing them, that what prefer I to do all the time.
Colour comes out better looks far better.
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Thank you.
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I would think you’ll be safe with the length. I hot soaked and hot tumble dried mine and I don’t think they shrunk all that much in the length. I can measure if you like.
If you would do that I would really appreciate it. Washing (machine?) and tumble-drying would, in my opinion, be the ultimate predictor and tester of shrink.
. The actually shrank a little more than I had,originally thought about 1.5 inches.
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If your washing regime is 30-40C with low spin (which it should be imho), then you will lose an inch maximum, probably less. Higher temps, higher spin, tumble drying, will result in more.
You can also mitigate leg shrinkage by giving the inseams a sustained tug (ooh, vicar), while the jeans are drying.
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I would think you’ll be safe with the length. I hot soaked and hot tumble dried mine and I don’t think they shrunk all that much in the length. I can measure if you like.
If you would do that I would really appreciate it. Washing (machine?) and tumble-drying would, in my opinion, be the ultimate predictor and tester of shrink.
. The actually shrank a little more than I had,originally thought about 1.5 inches.
. Thank you, kind sir!
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If your washing regime is 30-40C with low spin (which it should be imho), then you will lose an inch maximum, probably less. Higher temps, higher spin, tumble drying, will result in more.
You can also mitigate leg shrinkage by giving the inseams a sustained tug (ooh, vicar), while the jeans are drying.
. American guy, here, trying to figure out 30-40C….LOL. Let me see. 30X1.8+32=86F. 40X1.8+32=104F. So 86-104F, okay got it!
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Generally speaking a "warm" setting on a typical US washing machine runs between 90-110d F. Hot is considerably hotter–-about 130d. So basically you want to wash your jeans in cold water (between 60-80d F) if you don't want shrinkage.
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Generally speaking a "warm" setting on a typical US washing machine runs between 90-110d F. Hot is considerably hotter–-about 130d. So basically you want to wash your jeans in cold water (between 60-80d F) if you don't want shrinkage.
Thank you, sir.
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I gave mine another wash. I'm at just over 300 wears now.
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@Lowlander absolutely beautiful fades. I switched over to the 777 version and have some work to do! It's hard choosing between XHSbb and my PIH5DCT…I just love them all.
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@Lowlander absolutely beautiful fades. I switched over to the 777 version and have some work to do! It's hard choosing between XHSbb and my PIH5DCT…I just love them all.
I hear you man! I have a bunch of pairs in rotation as well, which makes it hard to achieve good fades on any of them quickly. However, in the winter months I wear mostly these, which has been paying off.
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@Lowlander absolutely beautiful fades. I switched over to the 777 version and have some work to do! It's hard choosing between XHSbb and my PIH5DCT…I just love them all.
I hear you man! I have a bunch of pairs in rotation as well, which makes it hard to achieve good fades on any of them quickly. However, in the winter months I wear mostly these, which has been paying off.
It's nice to have differences in seasonal temps and humidity. That way, its XHS in winter and 21oz & lighter in summer. It's 3 winter jeans and 2 summer jeans for me. Woo!
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@Lowlander You are turning that pair into a magic. Seems like it is at its peak of fade now.
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Thanks @the246guy! You're too kind.
I also really like the way these are developing. It's definitely a lot of fun to experience the dramatic fading potential of this denim. And there's still lots of life left in these jeans. I don't think I'm even halfway yet!
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After going back and forth between the 555 and 777 finally decided on these with a slight size down and I couldn’t be happier! Thanks Josh and iron heart crew! Obviously my pup isn’t as stoked as I am
