IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[cmccrumm]

Wanted to pull some guidance from the hive mind. Just picked up a 19oz lefty twill….query before wear: To Soak Hot/cold or let this bad boy break me physically/emotionally and just wear it straight out of the box?

Fits pretty good with out soak and the stiffness doesn’t seem to be unmanageable. Although this is a 36 hours observation.

Is there an option that is more conducive to better fades or longevity?

[Kasi]

Hot soak.. wear it damp set the cease

[Mizmazzle]

@cmccrumm be ready for it to shrink when you get it wet. Even a cold soak and line dry will give you notable shrinkage.
If you like how it fits now, you may need to keep it dry. If you have a bit of room to tighten it up, cold water only. If you have a good amount of size to lose, warm-hot water.

I’ve been through shrinking two lefty’s and had to sell my first because it shrunk smaller than I wanted it to. My second one shrunk tons too but I knew that the second time around and got the exact fit I wanted.

[cmccrumm]

@Mizmazzle it definitely has room to shrink. So not concerned about the fit not working after a hot or cold soak. Other than the fit being more formed to the body after a soak, is there any primary reason to soak before hand?

Heard a lot of “set the creases” but not sure if this can be done just by wear, or is it a better to “set creases” super early on with a soak

[cmccrumm]

@Kasi is it better to “set creases” early on in the wear? Or can this be accomplished just by putting a lot of wear into the piece? Are the creases different soak vs non soak in the first 90 days?

[goosehd]

@cmccrumm The biggest issue with soaking a jacket after you have worn if for a long period of time is that when it does shrink, your creases will shift.

[cmccrumm]

@goosehd that is an excellent call! Makes sense.

[Mizmazzle]

@cmccrumm I prefer to soak it first so I can get the sizing stabilized. I like to know the fit is how I want it early so there are no heartbreaking surprises later.

As for setting the creases, It's a sure fire way to get them set early and start to develop honey combs faster. One thing I learned with my first lefty was wearing it damp and going heavy on the movement trying to get max creasing...I ended up creating elbow bags from stretching the denim on the elbow side when damp. Now, I just let it dry completely before wearing it. Then to set the creases, I just splash water on the front side of the arm where the creases will be to set them...leave the rest of the sleeve dry to avoid the elbow bags...

You could also just not go so hard with the bending and flexing of the arms so the elbows don't bag out too.

[goosehd]

@cmccrumm Also please note from the product details which can be found here

Unsanforized but one-washed, so expect little or no shrinkage

[Mizmazzle]

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/post/754877

Check out IH's shrink test results. Very on par with what I experienced as well.

[pechelman]

@goosehd I think the actual product page was updated to read "Unsanforized but one-washed - some shrinkage to be expected (see test results)" after the shrink test completed on the latest batch here https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/754877

looks like Mizmazzle beat me to it.

[goosehd]

@pechelman It has not as that is where I took it from.

@AdamJ Heads up that the product page is incorrect. (Details Tab)

[pechelman]

?

[goosehd]

@pechelman Look under the details tab.

[pechelman]

ah, yes! gotcha, thanks @goosehd
There is an inconsistency between what the sizing chart says and the details.

[Kasi]

@cmccrumm

Depends on many things.

I soak mine. To set the crease
You don’t soak now.
Will have wash it at some points
Creases will move.

Creases comes with wear

Creases are different wash and now wash.

You may wanna read this thread

How I fade mine

If your jacket tight before soaking, will be a problem

To shrink buy little bigger

[cmccrumm]

Did a warm soak for 1.5 hrs and wore it wet/damp for an hour walk with the dog. I thought it fit good before, now this bad boy fits like a glove. Only gets better from here on out. Thanks for the guidance here peeps. Much appreciated.

[Oaktavia]

@cmccrumm this is the way

[AdamJ]

@goosehd sorted cheers

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