IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo
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@Mizmazzle your jacket is awesome. Mind me asking what your washing routine was? When I got it I wanted to get the max shrink out of it, so I initially I threw mine in the wash machine on the hottest it goes , and forgot to turn tumble off, and it left a little streak on each arm from the fabric folding. The streaks have gone away as the jacket has started to fade a bit, but I still feel like I have a little shrink to get. Anyways, did you wash it a few times before wearing? And subsequently , how often did you wash? I have some spots on it I've spot cleaned.
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@Johnnyutah247 yo bra! Thanks. I appreciate the compliment. The best bit of advice I’d give ya is to soak it for about 30 minutes first in your bathtub or the like before washing it in the machine. That will reduce the likely hood of getting any streaking from creases the machine might press into it.
I warm soaked and hand washed mine when I first got it. I wanted to start slow as I didn’t want to get too much shrink too quickly. I knew it would shrink alot so I went slow. Then the second wash about 4 months later I did the same. It tightened up some more. For the third wash about another four months later I soaked first then cold machine washed. It tightened up a little more.
I’d be willing to guess if I warm machine washed it, it would still shrink more. But I like how it fits now so I’ll keep a cold wash regimen moving forward.
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@Mizmazzle thanks man. Mine fits pretty well, but I wouldn't mind just a bit more shrink, so this gives me hope. The streaks annoyed me at first but they disappeared as it started to fade. Did you have a reason or timeline for when you washed, or just when it felt dirty?
I've always just washed my jeans when they seemed dirty, and I don't get as contrast as fades as a result. Part of the many reasons I only wear ironheart now is because their denim handles frequent washing well.
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@Johnnyutah247 I wore my lefty everyday for the first year I had it. Hiking, to work, at home chilling. So I washed it once it seemed like it needed it.
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Raw, hot medium spin, hot high spin measurements below in a 3X. Took the same size as the Lod of this batch and they came in almost identical post wash. Extremely happy with the fit! Thanks to the IHUK team for doing the soak test as this helped in deciding my size. Forgot to measure following the initial hour hot soak.
Raw dims
Shoulder: 21.5"
Sleeve: 28.3"
Sleeve opening: 5.5"
P2P: 24.75"
Waist: 22.5"
Opening: 23
Back length: 29.4"Post hot wash low spin dims
Shoulder: 20.2"
Sleeve: 26.8"
Sleeve opening: 5"
P2P: 24"
Waist: 21.5"
Opening: 21.5"
Back length: 28"Post hot wash high spin dims
Shoulder: 20.2"
Sleeve: 26.5"
Sleeve opening: 5"
P2P: 24"
Waist: 21.5"
Opening: 21.5"
Back length: 28"
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Love this jacket! Been wearing as much as possible ever since I got it (June 14th) - and when the light hits it... just had to take a few snaps
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@Larkens amazing first fades!! I am close to 100 days with my 555s-19L and find some new spots like every time I wear them (what means pretty much every day haha)
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@Larkens said in IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo:
@FlavourFade it’s amazing fabric. Would be great to someday have a full lefty suit
"Lefty vesty" has a nice ring to it?
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Does anybody wear the jacket without presoak/prewash?
That's what I'm thinking about -
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@FlavourFade I consider that fade shift is hugely exaggerated concern - your raw denim jacket/jeans must shrink twofold to make fade shift noticable. Nevertheless, appreciate your opinion.
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@Yoprst I wore without presoak/prewash and was happy with the results.
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@Yoprst I had a good amount of fade shift on an (I believe) RGT 15oz jeans and it bothered me. Maybe it's not as noticeable on a jacket, but the very high contrast of the lefty denim makes me believe it would be something to be aware of. Anyway if going raw is your thing, do it!!
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@FlavourFade Actually I've not decided yet, just thinking abt it. On the jacket fade shift should be not as brutal as on jeans due to the obvious difference in the nature of fade origin jacket vs jeans - honeycombs may shift but it only can be seen at the back of the sleeves by elbow marks if they are noticeable, the pockets, the collar etc. will remain the same. Jeans is another story - knees, whiskers fade shift will be quite noticeable
