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

[Mizmazzle]

@worn2fade nice work man! The denim science experiment is one of my favorite parts of this hobby. I’ve got notebooks with almost all my shrink data. A dedicated Notes folder in my phone (thx @SKT ) to document all my pants, jackets, shirts etc with fade progress, start dates, washes etc.

[Kasi]

[Mizmazzle]

@Kasi one of the lefty king pins right here!

[Nostradamion]

@Mizmazzle Thanks much!! Even though I own the OD version of this model (which I love), I ended up springing for the 526L from this batch, as I found one for a pretty good deal and couldn't resist. Hopefully it will work out; if not, I figure I can always sell it!!

[worn2fade]

First time taking the jacket outside.

[Oaktavia]

@worn2fade you two look wonderful. Jacket too!

[worn2fade]

@Oaktavia Thanks brother!

[worn2fade]

Full shrinkage documentation on YouTube for anyone who may want to see it.

[branpureza]

@worn2fade said in IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo:

First time taking the jacket outside.

Jacket looks great! Beautiful couple!

[worn2fade]

@branpureza Thanks brother!

[jpvisual]

@worn2fade The jacket turned out great! Looks fantastic

[worn2fade]

@jpvisual thanks man!

[Goz]

Question.......will soaking my jacket twice in hot water take all the shrinkage out of the it??

[goosehd]

@Goz It may but also you need to agitate it for maximum shrinkage. Hot water by itself will not work on its own.

[Goz]

@goosehd Ok I did a little agitation the second time I soaked it. The water was very hot !! I just want to remove as much shrinkage as possible so I don't have to worry about it in the future.

[j6550]

@worn2fade Watching your video makes me think I need this 526L even though I picked up a 526LOD at the last release and it's been too hot here to wear it.

[seawolf]

@Goz Hot water and agitation is about all you can do. Just don't go too hot or you risk damaging the leather patch!

[Goz]

@seawolf OK thank you the water was as hot as the tap could get and the patch still looks decent.

[worn2fade]

@j6550 I appreciate that man, glad you liked the video! I’m sure it ain’t going to be any easier to wear though haha.

[worn2fade]

@Goz I soaked mine in the hottest possible tap water for about 80 minutes the first time and then soaked again in preparation for a wash a day later. I agitated by hand the first soak with super hot water and there was still some shrinkage left, in full transparency - if you don’t wash it in a washing machine - you more than likely will still have some shrinkage there waiting for ya.

If you scroll up a bit you can see my detailed process with this denim along with a short YouTube video.