IH-555-XHS - 25oz Selvedge Denim Slim Jeans - Indigo
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Sooo. I’m 6 months in and I’m look to give these their first wash. I want to lose as little size and possible, and I read about “marbling”, no idea what it is, but everyone says it’s bad,
So id like to avoid that.What are your tips? I don’t mind investing lots of time
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@annonymous33 To avoid marbling:
- Turn your jeans inside out
- Soak the jeans in either a sink or your tub until they are soaked
- Take them from the sink/tub and place them in your washing machine
- Wash with cold water no or low spin
- Promptly take them out before the final spin cycle
- Turn them back to the right side out and hang to dry
This has always worked for me and by washing with cold water there is no shrinkage.
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One possible idea is that you could hand wash them with Woolite Dark in cold water. You squeeze the suds through the jeans,rinse with cold water,lay the jeans out on a towel, then roll them up in the towel,squeezing the excess water out,then hang to dry. That’s probably the most minimalist approach you could take. I’ve never done it with jeans,but it works great with leather pants.
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@annonymous33 Here is a picture of marbling. It’s quite noticeable around the pockets/upper thighs.
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@annonymous33 To avoid marbling:
- Turn your jeans inside out
- Soak the jeans in either a sink or your tub until they are soaked
- Take them from the sink/tub and place them in your washing machine
- Wash with cold water no or low spin
- Promptly take them out before the final spin cycle
- Turn them back to the right side out and hang to dry
This has always worked for me and by washing with cold water there is no shrinkage.
You get no shrinkage at all? Some people say use hot water, you say cold, which certainly makes
More sense.
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I do what @goosehd does except I lay them to dry inside out. I’ve found wet XHS is very difficult to manipulate. Either way, you should reduce if not totally eliminate marbeling using that method.
The pre soak is key. Don’t skip that step.
Have you ever had problems washing jeans from shrinkage?
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I never get noticeable shrinkage from a cold wash. At most they go back to pre stretch measurements then stretch back out with wear. I get pretty minimal shrinkage with hot washes. I just washed my new UHRs and they didn’t shrink much at all. If you’re looking for maximum shrinkage throw them in the dryer after a hot wash. I promise they won’t explode.
As a rule though I wear until smelly, wash cold inside out, air dry outside then turn outside in.
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I never get noticeable shrinkage from a cold wash. At most they go back to pre stretch measurements then stretch back out with wear. I get pretty minimal shrinkage with hot washes. I just washed my new UHRs and they didn’t shrink much at all. If you’re looking for maximum shrinkage throw them in the dryer after a hot wash. I promise they won’t explode.
As a rule though I wear until smelly, wash cold inside out, air dry outside then turn outside in.
I’m thinking more the inseams. I don’t really want to lose more than an inch, but worrid I’ll get a lot more
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I’m thinking more the inseams. I don’t really want to lose more than an inch, but worrid I’ll get a lot more
I won't disagree with all the good advice from more experienced practitioners. If length is critical for you, it's also possible to apply gentle traction while the jeans are still damp to bring the inseam back to pre-wash measurements if you need to.
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I’m thinking more the inseams. I don’t really want to lose more than an inch, but worrid I’ll get a lot more
I won't disagree with all the good advice from more experienced practitioners. If length is critical for you, it's also possible to apply gentle traction while the jeans are still damp to bring the inseam back to pre-wash measurements if you need to.
You won’t lose an inch on XHS with a normal wash. Also, Andrew is right that a good long tug, mitigates the loss of length (yes, I am ROFL over that sentence) [emoji16]
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Not much of a forum person but I did want to share about how excited I am about these jeans, after reading so many threads about them I was prepared for sheets of stiff iron cardboard like the XHS-BB (my first pair that I bought) but after hot soaking them and wearing them for a few hours they are so so so soft, like, one of the softest pairs of jeans I’ve ever had! It’s amazing. Everyone should own these.
