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

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    • P
      PJ
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      Post soak.

      Now drying before a maschine wash in the weekend [emoji1690]

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      Peter 🤙😎

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      • GilesG
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        @bbrtns:

        What is considered a gentle spin cycle? My machines lowest rpm is 600, is this too much?

        My gentle is not at all.  I drip dry.

        "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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        • KasiK
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          Honestly some people are unbelievable.

          How hard is a hot soak…

          Then machine wash with no spin.
          Leave to dry.

          But then again every person has brain….. lol

          Don’t know how to use it..

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

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          • popvultureP
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            Well I mean, people spend almost 400 bucks on a pair of jeans — the directions make sense but it’s understandable there’s a worry about fucking them up. Especially when every other sentence in the thread is MAKE SURE YOU GET THE SHRINK OUTTTTT. Like I said, comical. 😃

            WTB
            IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
            Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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            • GilesG
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              I think we will rewrite the last sentence in the washing instructions, it's a tad misleading for RAW especially.

              From: Do not tumble dry (this is likely to cause shrinkage and white marks).
              to
              Do not tumble dry, this is likely to cause marbling (white marks/lines where the fabric rubs the drum of the tumble dryer)

              "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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              • PeterldaveyP
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                Jeans arrived and I love them :-).

                Struggling to button them up before a soak and been trying for 45 mins now hahaha. I will leave it for now and try again tomo.  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

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                • neph93N
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                  @Peterldavey:

                  Jeans arrived and I love them :-).

                  Struggling to button them up before a soak and been trying for 45 mins now hahaha. I will leave it for now and try again tomo.  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

                  Wouldn’t worry too much…. Buttoning denim that gnarly is always hard. Use a pair of long nose pliers to stretch the buttonhole.

                  “Some of those that work forces
                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                  • PeterldaveyP
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                    Thanks @neph93, good shout I will go and find some. Using a teaspoon at the moment.

                    It’s all good, all part of raw thick denim!

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                    • ChapC
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                      Wore mine today for an hour, it’s simply too hot for them in Austria atm. Buttoning up needs some efforts but was ok. They are soaking right now. Will wear them then for a while before their first wash. It’s the most gnarly denim I have seen so far. I didn’t get them hemmed yet, decided to wear them for a while, give them a view washes and then probably get them hemmed when in Gosport next time.

                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                      • KasiK
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                        @Chap

                        While you have soak them, are you gonna wait to dry them,
                        wash later or wash straight away.

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

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                        • ChapC
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                          @Chap

                          While you have soak them, are you gonna wait to dry them,
                          wash later or wash straight away.

                          Wash later. My approach is wear them a bit and see how they fit and stretch, then soak and drip dry. Will wear them then for a certain time to see how much they stretch. Then give them a carful cold wash, no spin. Wear again, if I need more shrinkage the next wash will be warm. I bought them them almost true to size. My target waist is 34 inch the tag size 33 I have are 33.8 inch. I therefore will be very carefully in the beginning to not get to much shrinking of the waist. Didn’t wet the waist with the first soak for example.

                          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                          • KasiK
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                            With my old UHR 777

                            I did soaks for 1 hour, wash right away.

                            Took some time get use to them.

                            Now they one of my best jeans now

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

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                            • ChapC
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                              @Kasi:

                              With my old UHR 777

                              I did soaks for 1 hour, wash right away.

                              Took some time get use to them.

                              Now they one of my best jeans now

                              Yep me too, one hour. I hate wearing uncomfy jeans. Therefore with raw I am pretty carefully at the beginning. If I need more shrinkage I can easily get it later as well.

                              God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                              • JestocostJ
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                                @Giles:

                                Do I need to get this translated intro some sort of other language? I can't believe it's not clear enough….

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

                                Perhaps it's less that they don't understand, so much as they want to know if anyone's had as-good or better results following a different procedure? I know many XHS owners (yourself included IIRC, but correct me if I'm wrong) don't follow the official IH instructions for breaking in that denim. Maybe all these posters are curious if the veterans of the last UHR run came up with an alternate process for this one, too?

                                IDK, I think the directions are pretty crystal, and I am not a smart man. I'd like to believe that the rest of these folks aren't asking from lack of comprehension.

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                                • DmartD
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                                  Soak and wash are done, denim fully dried. I like the fit for me, will post pics later, just briefly put them on to see if they work.
                                  Shrinkage was minimal. Almost nothing in the waist ( Could have accepted more shrinkage here), about half an inch in the front and rear rise, minimal shrinkage in the thigh, knee and hem. 1.25 inches shrinkage in the inseam.
                                  Soak was hot and washed them after being fully dried on 30C for about 30 minutes (short cycle, no spin, drip dry).
                                  I will test them out in the wild today to see if I manage them in 26C+ weather.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    I certainly recommend following the XHS washing instructions, because I believe it is the safest route.  I just can't be bothered. I'm pretty indifferent as to how I wash and care for my jeans, wash when dirty, repeat….

                                    "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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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @Dmart:

                                      I will test them out in the wild today to see if I manage them in 26C+ weather.

                                      I hope that is on the bike  😃  If not….  :o

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        @Jestocost i think the official instructions have to take into account maximum tolerances. If people get more extreme results than suggested by following the instructions then that would create issues regarding returns.

                                        The facts of the matter are that soaking lubricates the cotton threads in such a way that they puff up and the constructional stitching integrates better.

                                        The machine wash creates the agitation needed to contract the fibres making the denim 23oz per square yard. This also means shrinkage.

                                        Following instructions will get the shrinkage out, strengthen the fabric and the stitching. Not followimg them may mean stitching popping out, early tears appearing at creased points, or nasty shrink related surprises at a later date.

                                        A hot soak with agitation by hand may do enough to avoid these things but by following instructions, you’re doing a Ripley:

                                        “Some of those that work forces
                                        Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                        • KasiK
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                                          Well said. That exactly what I did

                                          With my old UHR…

                                          Will be doing the same again..

                                          When next core drop.

                                          I got it right on my first go.

                                          Did what neph93 3 said years ago.

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

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                                          • DmartD
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                                            @Dmart:

                                            I will test them out in the wild today to see if I manage them in 26C+ weather.

                                            I hope that is on the bike  😃  If not….  :o

                                            Oh boy…yes that was on the bike but even there basically no wind came through. Feel more dense ( if that’s the right term) than the XHS and way more than the 21oz.
                                            At a stop to go for an ice cream, I felt the sweat running down the legs into the Engineers 😂. The 246 shirt didn’t help either….
                                            Back home now in the easy shorts, topless, doing gardening work ✌️

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