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    Cymro
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 24 Nov 2024

    Not sure if I should post this here or in the care thread, it’s a question not so much about washing but drying jeans.
    I normally wash jeans inside out; machine wash on a handwash cycle 30 degrees ( a ‘delicate’ cycle would be shorter, perhaps that would be better?)
    No spin, roll in towels to get most of the water and hang to dry on line, still inside out, upside down hanging from the hem. This is to get rid of any creases etc. Once around 90% dry, bring them in, turn right way out and hang from the belt loops to finish drying.
    I’ve seen a lot of guides saying to do all the drying right way out and hang from the belt loops. What would be the advantage of doing it this way?

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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      @Cymro
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

      @Cymro To be honest, I think it’s all personal preference and others may/will chime in with their thoughts.

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        RobeOfTheMagi
        Haraki san Expert
        @freepickin
        Joined: 15 Apr 2024

        @freepickin said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

        I have a work shirt that I, well... Maybe I worked a bit too hard in and the pits truly stink. And every time I wash the shirt the stink either remains or comes back pretty quick; a regular wash with detergent, no spin and hang drying isn't cutting it. Anyhow, any suggestions? Maybe soak it in distilled vinegar before washing? Target the pits with baking soda?

        This:
        https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/871495

        It works wonders :).

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          @Cymro I wash and then spin at about 0 or 400 (depending what I feel like/whether a crow has flown past the window/whether there is an R in the month etc etc etc)......

          Then I turn right side out and hang on a line.

          End of.

          "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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            RobeOfTheMagi
            Haraki san Expert
            Joined: 15 Apr 2024

            Do you think you fade a shirt better by wearing it beneath another shirt?

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              goosehd
              Mod Squad
              @RobeOfTheMagi
              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

              @RobeOfTheMagi Yes and you could look up @denim-dawg’s experience of wearing bibs over his jeans as inspiration.

              Time, wear, and friction would all contribute to fading.

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                Cymro
                Raw and Unwashed
                @Giles
                Joined: 24 Nov 2024

                @Giles said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

                @Cymro I wash and then spin at about 0 or 400 (depending what I feel like/whether a crow has flown past the window/whether there is an R in the month etc etc etc)......

                Then I turn right side out and hang on a line.

                End of.

                Essentially I should stop overthinking and just get on with it!! 😀

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  Each to his own, and there are no hard and fasts. Do what makes sense to you. I'm pretty lazy, so do what is easiest 🙂

                  "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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                    seawolf
                    Mod Squad
                    @RobeOfTheMagi
                    Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                    @RobeOfTheMagi I've always wondered if there might be a little abrasion happening from shirt-to-shirt contact, but it's got to be minimal at best.

                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                    @zeebeeleather

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                      chararger
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 1 Aug 2024

                      IHV-13 vest Hells Angels colab

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                        chararger
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 1 Aug 2024

                        This should be the IHV-13 vest. Any idea how much of these were made?

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                          goosehd
                          Mod Squad
                          @chararger
                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                          @chararger Here is a little information on it: https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/369775

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            goosehd
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                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            @Giles I know you may have a little more information on this. Any idea as to numbers made?

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              Oaktavia
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                              Wow those vests are killer. I love the red lining, it looks awesome.

                              IG: electricindigowizard

                              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                              WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                tody
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                                They used to be listed on eBay UK in a few remaining sizes, but it seems like they're gone now.

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                                  ssherman95
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 18 Mar 2025

                                  Are the IH 14oz denim good for summer? I’ve heard mixed reviews. For reference, I live in the Midwest, USA so it can get hot and humid.

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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    @ssherman95
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    @ssherman95 This was a response to a similar question in the 555-14oz thread from @Steve an IHUK staff member:

                                    @Steve said in IH-555S-142 - 14oz Selvedge Denim Super Slim Cut Jeans - Indigo:

                                    @GardenState I have a pair of the 14oz in the 555 cut (on left) and 21oz, in the 777 cut (the 14oz I have had probably 6 months longer), and if I'm honest I havent really noticed any difference when I wear them in the summer from a breathability aspect - the tighter weave counter balances the denim weight - but the 14oz I do find a bit more comfortable in the summer to move around in (cycling etc) which you tend to do as you are out and about more. I find also the 14oz denim is a bit more electric blue in colour. Hope this helps!

                                    Hope this helps and I also moved your question to this thread.

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                      pechelman
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @ssherman95
                                      Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                      @ssherman95 id say 16, 18, and 21oz, generally in that order, are all better and more breathable than the 14oz which is pretty tightly woven and hard faced. I recall the 14IB in particular being pretty hot when new. ymmv.

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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        @chararger
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        @chararger said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

                                        This should be the IHV-13 vest. Any idea how much of these were made?

                                        Maybe 50

                                        "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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                                          chararger
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 1 Aug 2024

                                          Thanx for the respons

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