IH-634S-UHR - 21/23oz Raw Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[yannis]

Awesome! Thanks!

[Graham]

Standard UK washing machine, 40c (104F) at 400RPM for 60mins

634S-UHR Tag 34

No reason that the rear rise post is underlined, just can't fix it

[Dmart]

Thanks @Graham
Would you also recommend to wash them first thing, rather than soaking only?
Stretch in the waist will be approximately back to pre wash measurements?

[Graham]

My pleasure @Dmart

The wash / soak debate is totally personal preference. You will most likely get a little less with a soak as even less agitation. I personally always wash and never soak it just comes down to what you enjoy, feel more comfortable with.

[Graham]

Wearing them now and already loosening up in the waist but they were SUPER tight on me. Will wear them a bit more and report back

[Dmart]

Thanks again.
I typically soak and only wash at a later stage when dirty. I just thought it may be different for UHR.
I could actually fit in a 31 perfectly, pre-soak/wash.

[goosehd]

Here's the info that Reuben has posted in the past regarding UHR and loom state jeans and I have had good luck following this advice:

@neph93:

The recommended method with UHR is to soak  first, then wash. This because it is loomstate. The soak activates the cotton fibres and embeds the stitching, the wash gets the shrinkage out.

[Graham]

Sorry @goosehd my bad. Thank you for helping me there. I was too eager to get the measurements posted I was not thinking. Soaking def the best for imbedding stitching.

[popvulture]

Thanks for all this info, y'all — and cool to hear the waist is quickly stretching back out @Graham .

I know it's heresy to some but I'm just going to soak mine, not machine wash, just because my washing machine is a total piece of shit (I know I've mentioned this before, but I wash all of my jeans in the tub by hand). Prob will do 2 hot soaks. Expecting shrink, but def will be probably half of what I'd get out of a machine, I imagine.

[goosehd]

@popvulture  Another reason to try and get the shrink out in the beginning is so that your fades don't shift on you after prolonged wear…some people don't mind.

[popvulture]

Hmm good point. Never had that happen, though — the only time I've had fades shift was when my washer taps (once again, fun with the washing machine!) were switched and a couple pairs of jeans got nuked on full heat when I thought I was washing on cold.

I'll think about it. I really don't want to use my washer if I can help it, as I'd rather have a little shift than end up with some fucked up crease fades or marbling, as my washer tends to do. The other thing is that if I did a full hot machine wash, I'd probably go up a size. That said, if 34s stretched back out to the chart size, I'd be swimming in em.

Bah who knows. This is frustrating haha…

[BlueBlood]

@popvulture

You don’t need to use a washing machine to properly pre-soak raw denim. A hot soak, followed by a warm soak with five or so minutes of hand-agitation (I typically squeeze the denim) will do the trick. I’ve used this method for my raw Samurais over the years and it works fine.

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[goosehd]

@popvulture The shrink that you get out of the UHR's will stretch back out in the waist…the length will not (nor will the thighs/calves - unless they are under constant pressure).

Hope that helps. 

[Dmart]

That’s what I wanted to hear as well @goosehd And if you stretch out the calves in a 634 cut, I want to see your Hulk calves 

[popvulture]

@goosehd @BlueBlood both helpful — thank y'all

[mclaincausey]

@goosehd:

• unless they are under constant pressure).

*tension, technically

Just use @Filthy 's device

[goosehd]

Love ya…sorry about that! 

[Kasi]

@goosehd

I had the previous UHR

I soak then wash straight after that..

That is the original method Reuben ask me to do..

That’s what I will be doing again.

[pechelman]

@Graham:

Standard UK washing machine, 40c (104F) at 400RPM for 60mins

634S-UHR Tag 34

No reason that the rear rise post is underlined, just can't fix it
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This is the exact same data, but because I was curious and thought other people might be as well. Hopefully it's alright to post this and others find it useful.

[popvulture]

That does very much help put it into perspective — thanks @pechelman !