IHSH-33-T - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt With Tonal Stitching - Indigo

[goosehd]

@simonr100 This is from the product description for this shirt and hopefully it helps you:

Sanforized & One-Washed

• Sanforization is a post-weave mechanical process which removes most potential shrinkage from a fabric before garment construction
• To further reduce the risk of shrinkage, we wash the completed garment in an aggressive industrial washing machine. This process removes virtually all potential shrinkage.
• No further shrinkage is expected when washed according to our care guidelines

Care Guidelines

• We recommend washing this garment at 30°C with a low (or no) spin cycle. Hang dry, do not tumble dry

[68degreesorless]

@simonr100 great lookin shirt. You could always try hot soaking / washing only the sleeves if that’s the part you want to shrink.

[V-P]

@simonr100 https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/574829

I have one too and it has shrunk a little bit after one hot soak and one wash, but it’s not a huge difference.

[simonr100]

Thanks for the info, looking forward to giving the shirt its first wash

[Galena418]

@Galena418 Thanks for the info. As long as it will be re-run at some point definitely worth waiting for.

[aimes]

What are my options here? The sleeve opening is a bit too wide for me, though the rest of the shirt fits great so I want to keep it. My local tailor said he would have to cut the cuff and there would be seam, not ideal.

[FlavourFade]

Soaking and washing would not do a lot. You could wash really hot (not my advice) and look if it shrinks a bit if rest of the shirt still has room. I personally would spray water on the sleeves to set some creases and live with it.

[JunkPants]

@aimes You could add two extra female snap button parts on the sleeves. Problem solved.
I think it was @denim-dawg who did this on a shirt if I remember correctly.

[aimes]

@FlavourFade Hot water? How does that set creases?

[aimes]

@JunkPants Thats... a great idea.

[FlavourFade]

@aimes no need to use hot water. You spray water on your sleeves and then just wear the shirt and set the creases while moving around

[JunkPants]

@aimes I agree, don't doubt the Dawg!

[denim-dawg]

@aimes hey mate! Great shirt on ya! If the cuff is too wide, I put in an extra snap. Cheap and it stacks the arms like they were made of rainbows. ️‍

[aimes]

@denim-dawg said in IHSH-33-T - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt With Tonal Stitching - Indigo:

@aimes hey mate! Great shirt on ya! If the cuff is too wide, I put in an extra snap. Cheap and it stacks the arms like they were made of rainbows. ️‍

Thanks! Do you remember the piece of kit you used to do it? I'm guessing I need some special tools?

[denim-dawg]

@aimes Hey mate! I carefully went to my trusty, local shoemaker, and he found the right match