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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    IH-888XHSib - 25oz Indigo/Black Sample Thread

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    • RoxRocks86R
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      @neph93:

      555  coming in this denim in November/ December. Careful what you wish for.

      I’m a reckless wisher.

      Do you have one of those dryer drying racks? Or is it a combo of the tumbling and heat that helps with shrinkage?

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      • neph93N
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        @RoxRocks86:

        @neph93:

        555  coming in this denim in November/ December. Careful what you wish for.

        I’m a reckless wisher.

        Do you have one of those dryer drying racks? Or is it a combo of the tumbling and heat that helps with shrinkage?

        Agitation and heat together cause the shrinkage. But you can create that with hand washing or in a washing machine. Tumble drying is very effective at shrinking but the heat can be damaging to cotton fibres and depending on the denim, the movement and creasing may very well create permanent abrasion lines. Air drying is the best.

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

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        • Matty123M
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          @neph93 hey Reuben. In your post about your 888uhr did u say that hemmed them shorter than usual due to the higher rise?

          I ask because the rose on these is even higher than my 888NT so I think I may hem them shorter than usual. And thanks for the advise in drying. You sage you.

          @Jett129 hey bud. Thank for the offer. I will def give you a heads up on any visit to NYC. I’m only an hour away but don’t get there as often as I used to.

          Maybe so. Maybe not

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          • neph93N
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            Not because of the higher rise but because the taper from the wider top block made my usual light stacking look weird. It spoilt the silhouette of the jean. Taking away an inch made the stacking less pronounced and the silhouette more flattering. I’m at the gym but I should be able to find you before and after pics later.

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

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            • Matty123M
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              Flexing in the mirror no doubt  😠 😉

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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              • neph93N
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                @Matty123:

                Flexing in the mirror no doubt  😠 😉

                It’s leg day. Blood and sweat and tears from start to end [emoji37][emoji1]

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

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                • Matty123M
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                  @neph93:

                  Not because of the higher rise but because the taper from the wider top block made my usual light stacking look weird. It spoilt the silhouette of the jean. Taking away an inch made the stacking less pronounced and the silhouette more flattering. I’m at the gym but I should be able to find you before and after pics later.

                  Ok, Thanks bro. I can’t wait to have these ready to wear. I had them hemmed  long at IH because we weren’t sure how the new denim would shrink and I didn’t want to ruin them. So I will have to send them out to indigo proof for a final hemming

                  Flex on!

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • Matty123M
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                    @neph93:

                    @Matty123:

                    Flexing in the mirror no doubt  😠 😉

                    It’s leg day. Blood and sweat and tears from start to end [emoji37][emoji1]

                    I love(d) Leg day. Squat master general. I’ve given it up for religious reasons… yeah religious reasons.

                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                    • neph93N
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                      Check their turnaround times. It might be quicker to UPS them back to IHUK.

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

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                        Selfedge is really good and quick when it comes to hemming.

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                        • neph93N
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                          @Matty123:

                          I love(d) Leg day.

                          Me too… especially now when rehabbing the knee is a permanent focus. It’s like having angry make-up sex [emoji15]

                          Tuesday is deadlift day. Fridays I squat happily into the weekend.

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

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                          • Matty123M
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                            @neph93:

                            Check their turnaround times. It might be quicker to UPS them back to IHUK.

                            Indigo proof has always been very fast and inexpensive. And they do a bang up job. I
                            Will shoot them and email to see though.

                            @Jett129:

                            Selfedge is really good and quick when it comes to hemming.

                            Self edge doesn’t accept mail in for denim repairs and hemming. I’d have to
                            Drop them up and pick them up and I just ain’t got the time.

                            Indigo proof is the best in the states I think.

                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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                            • J
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                              I was at SENY with Twin and they told him he could mail his jeans in.

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                              • Matty123M
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                                Oh word?  The website says no. Ok thanks

                                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                  It was Austin who told him that. I guess you should call. Full disclosure he was asking for a repair and not hemming. Maybe that makes a difference.

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                                  • Matty123M
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                                    Soaked at 133F

                                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                    • Matty123M
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                                      More photos. Drying in sun after second soak last night. A little wabi sabi in inner thigh of left leg.

                                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                      • AppfaffA
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                                        These are going to be amazing Matty!

                                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                        • Matty123M
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                                          Thanks Adam! How’s the move going? Good to
                                          Hear from you

                                          Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                          • Matty123M
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                                            I think I got all the shrink out. Here are all the numbers pre soak, post soak 1 and post soak 2

                                            Pre                   Post
                                            Waist  18.25”   18”
                                            FR        13”   12.75”
                                            RR        17   16.8
                                            Thigh    14   13.25
                                            Knee    9.5   9.25
                                            Hem    8.5   8.25
                                            Inseam  33”     32.5”

                                            2nd soak
                                            Waist 17.9
                                            FR      12.6
                                            RR      16.75
                                            Thigh 13.25
                                            Inseam 32.25
                                            Knee    9.25
                                            Hem      8.25

                                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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