IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo
-
By the way, do you guys add some vinegar to the water when you soak the virgin denim for the first time?
-
Kind of hard to capture the color accurately on my iPhone 14 but this is after a hot soak I gave it last night, the first time I've washed or soaked it since I got it. This is from the previous run, so I've had it a couple years now, but haven't worn it too much. I've been wearing it a lot more often and it's starting to come alive.
-
@FlavourFade Like this 526L fit.
-
My coupla cents regarding sizing of this jacket. My other IH jacket is 21oz (IH-526PJ) is in size L. When I saw the size chart for this IH-526L I've got some doubts regarding choosing the same L size and ended up choosing M instead. So the first water treatment of it should become the Moment of Truth. As the jacket was totally unworn I opted not to torture it in washer and just soaked it in the lukewarm water, however for about 5-6 hrs. I consider that would be enough to reasonably take shrinkage out of it. The end result after the jacket dried up totally satisfies me - it sits quite the way I like it and pretty close to how my 21oz 526PJ fits me. I think that if I'd go for L it would still have some extra room after soak and I had no slightest desire to boil it in the water for hours and spin it in the washer @ 10K rpm to get it shrunk to my preferable fit. When I find a chance to take some fit shots on me your opinion on the sizing would be much appreciated.
-
Hi all!
I’ve just soaked my 46” chest lefty for the first time in the bath at around 40 degrees for an hour,
Started off with a length of 28” and now dry I only lost half an inch off the length and arms
The chest started at 24” and has moved slightly but not much,
My question here is if I soak it again will I lose more off the chest??
I definitely want the jacket to be shorter but still do up!
Any advice please -
@Zilaz1 the chest/shoulders are barely going to shrink. Soaking is great but the real shrinkage will come out of a wash. Wash the jacket - warm water, no spin. After it dries that’s more than likely the best you’re going to get with shrinkage. Even IH recommends soaking & washing for best shrink results. Like mentioned before though, do not expect much on the chest and shoulders. Not a dramatic amount at least.
-
-
@Zilaz1 my washing machine didn’t have a numbers option my friend it just says cold, warm or hot. I went warm. On the IH description of the jacket it says to wash it in 30Celsius/86F.
-
-
@goosehd soaked it last night so was mildly damp,
Is now on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees
Hopefully it doesn’t marble -
@FlavourFade I can but it’s a tight fit.
Sorry for the late reply.
