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

[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.

[worn2fade]

Triple denim for the foreseeable future

[Goz]

@worn2fade Hey thanks for the info I guess I'll have to wash it to get the rest of the shrinkage out. Did you wash your jacket in hot water?

[worn2fade]

@Goz the washer machine I used didn’t allow hot water with a delicate cycle so I did warm, not hot.

[meatmarketdenim1]

@worn2fade
Hell yeah, triple denim is G

[Goz]

@worn2fade ok thanks going to wash mine over the weekend hopefully I'll get the remaining shrinkage out

[jpvisual]

@Goz if you have not soaked it yet and it looks and feels really big, I would return it for something that is just slightly larger than you want it. Iron Heart does recommend soaking and washing their denim in 30-40c, not boiling water. I don't know why that is, maybe one of the IH crew can answer that. If it's just to avoid shrinkage, boil away I guess. I purchased 2 of these jackets, first was too big, second one fits perfect. The second one was only slightly larger than I wanted. It should not look like a tent when you try it on unless you're going for a relaxed fit and want to layer bulky clothes underneath. Both jackets I soaked/washed (30-40c) had .5 inches of the shoulders and came up 1 inch on the body and sleeves. Everything else shrank a little, but not much. Hope that helps.

[Goz]

@jpvisual Thank you for the info, I already soaked it twice both times in hot water. It shrank and fits ok I think if I went with a smaller size (large) it may be small. I just want to get all the shrinkage out of it before I start wearing it so the fades won't shift after washing it.Right now it fits good but it's a little roomy.

[worn2fade]

1 week down

[pechelman]

I don't know how you're able to do that in Florida @worn2fade.
Looks like you've got a second long sleeve collared shirt under the double denim?!!

[worn2fade]

@pechelman hahaha I’ve gotten so used to it dude it’s not even funny. Yeah man I got a regular white western underneath all of it, we’re celebrating my girlfriends birthday with her friends today and she begged me to wear something that wasn’t just triple denim - this was the compromise.