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

[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!

[Matt]

@weftyarn they look great. Looking forward to getting mine back out. Trying to lose some summer weight since these are a bit tighter than my other 888s.

[Giles]

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

What should I do about this?

If it was me, I would turn them the right side out, put them on and forget about it

[weftyarn]

Man I can’t wait to wear these again…

[SKT]

@weftyarn I’m right there with you. Can’t wait for some cool weather Yours are looking fantastic

[weftyarn]

Yay, temps are dropping and these beauts will be back on my legs.

[chucklando]

I picked up a pair from mild blend. Looking forward to getting these going this fall/winter.

[Matt]

Got mine at the party last year and didn’t try them on. Even after wearing all winter they were always a little snug so I’m trying this out for the first time. Any tips or tricks? I have wet the waistband as I’m sure that would be suggested.