IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans

[weftyarn]

[weftyarn]

Another hot soak today after 93 wear days.
Now drying in the warm Munich sun.

[A Former User]

@weftyarn hell yeah mate! UHR for the win

[Daniel San]

@weftyarn
looks great
have you noticed more inseam shrinkage?

[weftyarn]

@Daniel-San said in IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans:

@weftyarn
looks great
have you noticed more inseam shrinkage?

They’re not dry yet and I also haven’t measured them before the wash. But I’ll let you know from how it feels. The cuff marks should be a good indicator.

[StiffLeg]

Hey all.

I soaked and washed my UHRs. It seems like the side stitch that runs along the inside that catches the pocket and selvedge has come loose or burst. What should I do about this?

Here's a picture of the other side that is fine.

[StiffLeg]

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[A Former User]

@StiffLeg i should drop the guys at ihuk a message

[Jcaz6996]

@weftyarn nice Emil you loving the UHR ?

[weftyarn]

@Jcaz6996 Absolutely love it! Stubborn fabric, but the fades are so beautiful already.

[A Former User]

UHR is killer! @Jcaz6996 do you have a UHR? Cause i’m curious what you could do with a pair in just like 12 months

[weftyarn]

@StiffLeg I wouldn‘t worry too much to be honest Just apply some reinforcing stitches holding the two selvedge adages together, so it won‘t unravel any further. It‘s on the inside so nobody will notice the stitches anyways. That‘s my 2 Cents

[Jcaz6996]

@Heavy_blue got 2 pairs mate just haven’t got around to them yet there next though

[StiffLeg]

Otherwise, after the soak and wash I've measured the inseam to be 35.3" (down from the listed 36.5"), basically matching the dimensions of a standard pair of 888S-21. Would it be safe to hem it now?

[A Former User]

@StiffLeg there is no exact math.. how hot did you washed them? For example i washed them on 30 celcius the first time and again for the second time and a got a little extra shrinkage on the inseam at the second wash. Didn’t you as well @Daniel-San

[Daniel San]

@StiffLeg
I would definitely wash them in the machine with 40 degrees if you want to hem.
I first washed with 30 degrees and and had a little less than 1“ shrinkage. second wash 40 degrees and inseam shrink was another 1“ !

[weftyarn]

Back from vacation and back in my UHRs. This is the first time putting them on after having washed them right before I left to Indonesia.

Some notes:

Fabric feels as stiff as when I picked them up in Gosport + has a certain „crisp“ to it it didn’t have before. Love it!

The top button is just as difficult to close as when I tried them on raw. So that’s proof of what everyone was suggesting: Worn and washed waist ends up the same as raw.

The whole silhouette tightened up a bit in „no stress areas“ (butt, thighs, leg) and feels more adapted to my body than before.

@Daniel-San The leg did shrink a considerable bit but I can’t quantify (no measurements taken). Luckily I always unfold my cuffs when not wearing my jeans so there’s no visible „off“ cuff mark.

[Dmart]

Didn’t you wash/soak them before? So first time overall that they were in contact with water?

[weftyarn]

@Dmart Oh yes, of course I gave them an initial hot soak before wear day 1

[StiffLeg]

@Heavy_blue @Daniel-San Just checked my washing machine manual. I used a typical warm wash which is in the range of 29-40C.

Good to know. At 35" I'd be looking to do a hem, but if it were to shrink more and closer to 34" I might be good to cuff forever (2" double cuff makes a 30" inseam). The inseam as it is right now is a little unwieldy, particularly at this thickness. But such is the raw life!