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    IHSH-218-BLK - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt "The Johnny Cash III" - Superblack

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    • indigostiffI
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      This shirt definitely fades with gentle washing. Not that I mind it, but it does fade. Here is after 3 washes with the most delicate of care.

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      • AlexA
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        Those creases and marks look more like marbling than fading. I am wearing one today I have had from the first run 4 years ago and its showing no signs of fading what so ever, and i have washed it more than thrice

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        • indigostiffI
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          @Alex Thank you. I did all the promises of washing - presoaking for 30 mins, no spin, gentle cold, woolite for colors, vinegar prewash - that's literally all one can do. Also, I don't see it so much as marbling, but a light, consistent fading. I am open to suggestions on how to treat my unwashed black kersey differently, but with this one, I pretty much did it by the book.

          I also have experience dying cotton with procion dyes, which I never treat specially in the faintest, with no creasing, marbling or fading. Just a completely different result, I get.

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          • Denimhead 0D
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            Snaps aren’t built for speed 😁 Absolutely love this shirt

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            IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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              i'm looking to incrementally shrink this shirt. i first washed on 40C at 600rpm, and got a bit but not enough in the length. should my next step be 40C at a higher rpm? or is 60C at 600rpm a better choice?

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              • AlexA
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                @akohut said in IHSH-218-BLK - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt "The Johnny Cash III" - Superblack:

                i'm looking to incrementally shrink this shirt. i first washed on 40C at 600rpm, and got a bit but not enough in the length. should my next step be 40C at a higher rpm? or is 60C at 600rpm a better choice?

                @ShopatIronHeart

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                • GrahamG
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                  @akohut

                  Can you split the difference and go 50c with a 800-100 rpm? We have 50c on UK machines as well as 40 and 60.

                  If not, I would make the jump to 60c for sure.

                  Are you at risk or it becoming too short at all?

                  @gmac_ironheart
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                    akohut
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                    @Graham thanks for this i'm almost certainly safe in the length, but i don't want a ton off the shoulders/chest. my washer jumps from 40 to 60 C, no 50 unfortunately

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                      Buckeye
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                      @Alex said in IHSH-218-BLK - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt "The Johnny Cash III" - Superblack:

                      @akohut said in IHSH-218-BLK - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt "The Johnny Cash III" - Superblack:

                      i'm looking to incrementally shrink this shirt. i first washed on 40C at 600rpm, and got a bit but not enough in the length. should my next step be 40C at a higher rpm? or is 60C at 600rpm a better choice?

                      @ShopatIronHeart

                      Is ‘ShopatIronHeart’ the forum equivalent of the Batsignal?

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                      • AlexA
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                        @Buckeye could be

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