IH-634-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo/Black
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Hi there, i have some questions for people who have had a pair for a long time with continuous washing.
I wanted to wear my pair with a single cuff so I hemmed them accounting with 1' in shrinkage. When they arrived I soaked / washed at 40 and they are currently sitting perfectly. I thought about only cold soaking them to avoid any incremental shrinking, but have you experience some additional shrinking beyond 1 inch with machine washes at 30 and no RPM ?
I also read on Reddit you can pull the denim by the leg while damp to stretch it back?
Thanks,
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@tvaillant75 Hey man, I have not taken measurements before and after but they did shrink a bit with my first and a little more with the second wash, but not a lot. Washed them once when new, lost an inch. cold after a soak, no spin. and then at about 70 wears same procedure. They May have lost another 0.25-0.5 inches with the second wash.
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How bad do we think it’ll be on the emerging fades if I hot soak these and dry them to get some posible shrinkage out? Probably have 20 wears on them @Mizmazzle @Oaktavia
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@GoodtimeJohnny Hot soaking won't be bad at all on the fades but drying them in a dryer might produce some unwanted fades.
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Yup! I was going to say a hot soak/ wash wont do much as far as fading the color...especially at this new stage they are in. If that doesn't get the shrink you want, throwing them in the dryer might help. but like Stevie said, could open you up to some odd lines and fade artifacts.
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@GoodtimeJohnny a hot soak with agitation by hand will help the denim shrink as well.
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@Oaktavia I think today is a good day to soak some stuff, I need about 1" to shrink or so but a lil less the first time won't hurt
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@GoodtimeJohnny hot sunny days are ideal. Its frickin 88F and sunny outside here today which is perfect for quickly drying wet denim.
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@Oaktavia same here, got hot quick
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@GoodtimeJohnny I got 1.25" of leg length shrink on my initial warm wash (before wearing) Nor sure if you did an initial or just started wearing straight away...
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@Mizmazzle I grabbed them off of the Bay so all I know is they were hemmed at ISP but he never responded to wether they were washed or soaked but I'm assuming not because they were still uber stiff
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@GoodtimeJohnny I gave mine their first water recently, and they were back to being absolute bloody cardboard again afterwards. So maybe they were washed before selling. Who knows. Anyways; hope you get the shrink you're after!
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Here we go!
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I just warm machine washed my XHS (not ib) for the first time since I initially soaked/ washed when I first got them. Also light hand wash with minimal agitation in between first initial wash and recent machine wash. I lost a tiny bit more length, enough to be noticeable right away. So a little hope to maybe lose a little more length for you @GoodtimeJohnny
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@wjw I need to shrink the waist mostly, the length is good and if I lose an inch there it’ll just be a bonus! They’re hanging now so we’ll see tomorrow.
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@FlavourFade I’m just going to follow you from thread to thread and post exactly what you post!
Wash #2
(Had some seam split issues so had to send them back to Gos for repair )
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@Mizmazzle funny how different our pairs look but it's maybe the lighting too, mine will go to gos for some repairs probably after the next wash, want to push them a little more before summer
