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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    IHSH-262-NAV - Ultra Heavy Flannel Crazy Check Western Shirt - Navy

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    • RichardR
      Richard
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      Disheveled, that combo looks great. Love the Duck CPO.

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        Looks a little too tight, @Kingmob31. If you keep it, you’ll need to do only cold wash with no agitation, because uhf shrinks.

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        • DishelveledD
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          Thanks Richard! She's going to be fun to layer with this Fall–seems to just go well with everything!

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          • futuraF
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            @Kingmob31 Fit on the arms and length seem ok, possibly just a bit tight on the chest. My previous western crazy check had a similar fit and I decided that if I do end up washing it, it will be a cold hand wash.

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            • K
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              Thanks @Anesthetist @sabergirl @futura think that's a consensus. Already unsure so the risk of it shrinking (prefer to be able to just toss it in the wash) is enough to make it a - sad  😢 - return.

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                Hello everyone, first time poster here. I just received my Crazy Check Western shirt and am once again blown away by the quality and look forward to when weather permits its wearing. This is my second UHF, and about my 6th or so IH shirt overall.

                I know there are several posts in this thread about having to cold wash their flannels to prevent shrinking, but does anyone have suggestions on the safest way to purposely get a little shrinkage without messing up the flannels proportions? I bought a large, which fits fantastically through the body, but the sleeves are a little longer than I'd prefer. I've tried buying IH shirts in medium in the past, but ran into an issue with my chest measurement, so I usually get large instead. I'd say I'm closest to 'Steve' from the crew measurements (just over 5'8", around 170lbs, 32 waist, but my chest is a little over 42.5").  Many of the IH shirts in medium have finished chest sizes right at 42", so once I put it over an undershirt, and especially if I ever wash it, they pull really tight around my chest and I can barely stick stuff in the pockets. So I buy large to fit my chest, but the sleeves are a little long. Not unwearably long, just longer than I'd prefer.

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                • neph93N
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                  «Spot» shrinking doesn’t really work as tje shrinkage is in the seams as much as in the fabric. So you have to hot soak or wash the whole garment. This means the whole garment will shrink.

                  Happily for you shrinkage occurs in proportion to seam length, so the sleeves and body length shrink more than the shoulders and the chest. The whole shirt will end up inbetween the measurements for the M and L. You will probably lose 1-2 cm on the longer measurements and around 1cm in the width.

                  If your washing machine allows it I’d go for 50C on low-ish spin. After it dries, if you need more you can go up to 60C. One thing you can do to mitigate shrinkage in areas where you do not want it is to stretch the seams or fabric while it is still wet. In your case that would be the shoulders, and back yoke and if you button the shirt, in the chest and at the hem.

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                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                    Thanks for the info. Where does most of the 'shrink' come from, the hot water wash, or from the tumble dry? Or is a combination of the two necessary to get shrinkage?  As in, if I were to wash my UHFs in hot water, but then hang dry instead of tumble dry, would there still be shrinkage? I have always felt that machine dryers are hard on clothes, not just the shrinkage part, but they pucker the seams and I can feel a difference in the fabric between shirts I've owned for a few years that I've never machine/tumble dried and those that I have used a dryer.

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                    • GilesG
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                      Agitation is really what casues the most shrinkage.

                      https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4549.0

                      "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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                        @Briarwood:

                        Thanks for the info. Where does most of the 'shrink' come from, the hot water wash, or from the tumble dry? Or is a combination of the two necessary to get shrinkage?

                        I would not recommend tumbling drying at all, nor did I. I should have specified air dry though.

                        You will get the shrinkage you need from the wash… like G says it is the agitation and lubrication of the fibres, followed bybthe subsequent contraction when drying that will cause shrinkage.

                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                        • brooklynclothingB
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                          If anyone is still looking for this piece and more, we just uploaded some to the site.
                          https://brooklynclothing.com/collections/iron-heart

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                          • GilesG
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                            Very cool…....Using the forum like a retailer should.....

                            "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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                            • Shane BS
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                              Our webshop is not Online yet but we have some of these on stock. We can ship international. Please send an e-mail to info@ironheartgermany.com

                              We have all sizes except XL.

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                                First UHF day of the fall. 100 degrees and record high on Saturday and supposed to snow up to a foot today! 😃

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                                • AnesthetistA
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                                  No stranger to UHFs but this one is just such a beautiful shirt. The brushed side is so reminiscent of vintage blankets and I know it will keep getting better. No one else makes em like this! [emoji3590]

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                                  IG: bluehandsslim

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                                  • BD81B
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                                    So disappointed that I missed out on this beauty  😢

                                    R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      What a great shot @Anesthetist The colours and texture are mouth watering.

                                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                      • DishelveledD
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                                        Realized I neglected to thank @rivetandhide for their awesome customer service when I bought this beauty! They immediately reached out with sizing confirmation and shipped out same day with free fast UPS international–just like IHUK! Really getting spoiled by this level of service. Would never hesitate to shop with them again!

                                        Cross post from wdywt a few weeks back...

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                                        • summ3rhaysS
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                                          Self Edge had one left and it happened to be my size. The orange with the navy sold me. Now I need temps to drop. It’s October and I’m still wearing tshirts most days.

                                          IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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