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IH-888-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Indigo

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    Mizmazzle
    見習いボス
    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

    Well, it only took about a month, but finally got my botched hem job XHS back. Hot soaked em, almost no waist shrink and about 1/4” length shrink. Flipped em inside out, threw em in a hot wash in the machine and line dried. Minimal shrinkage in the waist, like less that a 1/4 “ and got another 1/4” in the length, for a total of 1/2” length shrinkage, which is perfect, because I asked for a 33” hem from Self Edge and got a 32.5”. I think they tightened up just enough to make em look nice and trim!

    Before soak/wash

    Post soak and wash

    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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      Matt
      見習いボス
      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

      Congratulations!

      last edited by 2 Jun 2022, 17:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Mizmazzle
        見習いボス
        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

        Thanks @Matt y'all weren’t lying about the thumb pain when buttoning these SOBs! I took @jordanscollected advice and used the knife honing tool from my kitchen and worked the holes over before I threw these in the wash. Had that tool all ready to go again once they dried and ready to mount. Didn’t even need it the second time. Buttoned up pretty easily. Loving the feel of these heavies. 1000 fans can’t be wrong!!

        In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

        last edited by 2 Jun 2022, 18:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          hoppy_IPA
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 24 Feb 2019

          fit came out great after the wash/shrink.  i bet thats quite the relief after all the hoops you had to jump through

          last edited by 2 Jun 2022, 19:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Mizmazzle
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            Joined: 29 Jun 2021

            Yeah big time relief. I’ve been wearing them all day and have to say, they are already pretty comfortable. Hearing everyone’s stories I was anticipating limping, bleeding, and quite possibly a trip to the ER for an injection of penicillin.

            In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

            last edited by 2 Jun 2022, 21:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              bizbuzz
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 5 Feb 2022

              Yea I feel like people over hype the break in on the XHS. Get a pair that's a bit snug out of the package, wash em if you want and they'll be stiff for a bit but after a day or two of wear no big deal.

              Here's a picture of mine post wash:

              Looking for:
              IHSH-355-RED XXL
              IHSH-292-IND XXL
              IHSH-189-BRN XXL
              IHSH-358-IND XXL
              IHSH-288-IND XXL/XXXL

              last edited by 6 Mar 2022, 00:52 3 Jun 2022, 00:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                That's not what happened with any of the 25oz I have worn…

                "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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                  Mizmazzle
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                  Well if anyone would know it would be you @Giles you said your first pair drew blood for the first two weeks!! Haha. Literally, or metaphorically??
                  Is it weird I was actually hoping for a bit more pain in this process? Masochist that I am, perhaps. Maybe a lifetime of throwing my self off of stairs, ledges, and rails on my skateboard have made my legs impervious to abrasion. Either way, loving these XHS so far!!

                  In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    @Mizmazzle:

                    Well if anyone would know it would be you @Giles you said your first pair drew blood for the first two weeks!! Haha. Literally, or metaphorically??

                    Literally.  I was doing a lot of physical work at the time (moving in to and outfitting our first office)…..

                    https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1572.0

                    "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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                      Mizmazzle
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                      Damn @Giles i just read through that whole thread. That was a really cool look into the history of IHUK. Thanks for sharing that. I can only imagine how proud you are to have brought this IH name to the larger world and grown from such humble beginnings!! Don’t fuck it up @Alex haha. Totally joking. With the amount my closet has grown recently all signs point to continued success! Can’t thank y’all enough for doing things as well as ya do!!!

                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

                      last edited by 3 Jun 2022, 15:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Jeanmoreau
                        Joined: 19 May 2022

                        Got mine hemmed by shipping to railcar. Total cost including shipping was 70 usd.
                        I'm satisfied and I think the cost was fair. But yeah next time I'm definitely ordering them hemmed.

                        Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

                        last edited by 14 Jun 2022, 17:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          PanZom
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 21 Mar 2022

                          @Jeanmoreau:

                          Got mine hemmed by shipping to railcar. Total cost including shipping was 70 usd.
                          I'm satisfied and I think the cost was fair. But yeah next time I'm definitely ordering them hemmed.

                          If you ever need to get another pair hemmed give Franklin & Poe in Philly a try. They hem on a vintage Union Special and charge $20 plus shipping. I had them do my IH-666S-21od and the came out perfect.

                          last edited by 22 Jun 2022, 18:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Jeanmoreau
                            Joined: 19 May 2022



                            Weird streaky white stains. I'm not even sure they're stains. I tried washing in the washing machine to no avail, twice.
                            What can stain jeans like this? Never had it happen to any other pair.

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                              Jett129
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                              Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                              I have no idea as to what may have caused that,but I’ve had stuff happen to jeans,in the wash,that totally freaked me out at the time,and a few months later you don’t even notice it. Just adds character. No one else will ever notice it. Can’t imagine someone coming up to you and going…Dude what the fuck happened to your jeans? Hope I made you smile.

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                                sabergirl
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                                Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                Looks like part of the weave to me. Just wait until your XHS is more broken in, there’ll be vertical falling like that all over.

                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                last edited by 2 Jul 2022, 02:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • Paul9221P
                                  Paul9221
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                                  I think it looks cool.  I have some slubby Samurai denim that has the same look.

                                  Blanket-line all the things!!!

                                  last edited by 2 Jul 2022, 03:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    That's some vertical slub…It's not a stain, it is where the slub (raised bit) has abraded more than the surrounding denim.

                                    "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

                                    last edited by 2 Jul 2022, 06:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • KasiK
                                      Kasi
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                                      Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                                      I have them on my jeans. Then they go away after more fading…

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                      The world's insane
                                      While you drink champagne
                                      And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

                                      last edited by 2 Jul 2022, 08:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Matt
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                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                        I had some on my double indigo 666.  It’s just part of wearing small batch handmade clothing.

                                        last edited by 3 Jul 2022, 02:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • JestocostJ
                                          Jestocost
                                          Joined: 21 Jun 2022

                                          A month's worth of wears on these, now. Some very slight fades starting to appear around the top block, especially near the pockets, and the knee combs are setting in.

                                          These are my first IHs, and are already the best jeans I've owned by a country mile. But in hindsight I feel like I should have gone another size up just for the extra thigh room. I don't know how visible it is in the photos, but the crotch sits pretty low on me because I just can't pull them any higher. Mildly dreading having to stretch them back out once I finally wash them.

                                          last edited by 7 Apr 2022, 15:37 3 Jul 2022, 02:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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