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

[popvulture]

@mikebarhoot dig that boro repair!

[Dmart]

My favourite mail

The feel is completely different than 14, 21 or XHS. Just tried them on to see if they fit. Excited to get them soaked and washed in a couple of days. Until then, they rest in the bag.

[Daniel San]

I canceled my order .
Too afraid to end up with a too tight waist….
Maybe one of the other cuts will work better....

[Dmart]

Really? But you are generally a 634 guy aren’t you?

[Peterldavey]

I think I will press go on these today

[Kasi]

Am waiting for other cuts..

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[the246guy]

I'm waiting for the 666 cut.

[Peterldavey]

Ordered!

[Daniel San]

@Dmart
yes, but I discussed it a lot with the guys at GosVegas and maybe it will not work. so I decided to cancel.

[popvulture]

Mine arrived just now! F'n gnarly as all hell, as expected — pretty sure I injured myself buttoning the fly. In other words, excellent.

Feels like 33 was pretty perfect for me. They'll be tight after shrinking, but seeing that they should stretch back to current state in the waist, should be great. Gonna soak em tomorrow.

[goosehd]

@popvulture Just remember, you need the agitation too to get the shrinkage.  Soaking alone won't accomplish what you need to do…

[goosehd]

@neph93 Tagging the guru so I don't mess this up.

[popvulture]

I'll agitate em — just doing it in the tub, though. As I've said ad nauseam, my "fancy" Maytag washer is a piece of trash that loves to fuck up jeans, so I'm just not doing that. I'll probably give em two hot soaks and see what kind of results I get. I've done this with all other pairs of jeans I have, plenty of em unsanforized, and it's always been fine. No fade shifts as far as I've been able to tell.

FWIW after the initial hot soak(s), my jeans never see hot water again. I wash em by hand in the tub in cold water, works great for me.

[goosehd]

That's what I ended up doing.  I soaked twice (two different days), hot water (almost too hot bare handed), and hand agitated…and all inside out.

Hand wash for the first year and now just throw them in the washing machine (inside out) and cold water.

Good luck...they are worth it!

[popvulture]

Thanks man! I'm glad to hear that worked out for you — makes me feel like I've got the right plan. I'm psyched as hell for these things. Also pretty sure I'm gonna have to be a total masochist and wear em as much as I can stand in the TX heat, because I don't think I can wait til it gets cooler

[Dmart]

I hot soak them now and put them in the washer afterwards without spin and inside out. I have taken pre soak measurements, if anyone is interested I can post them after the wash.

[Giles]

Which is basically what we say to do here (well what Haraki recommends):

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10386.0

[Dmart]

Yep. So far I always went good with your recommendation. Just worrying if I should let them dry first after the soak prior to washing.

[Giles]

Well, that is what Haraki recommends…..

[Dmart]

Let’s follow his advise. I will wash tomorrow.