IH-634S-UHR - 21/23oz Raw Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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@WaxeyGordon It depends on how you soaked them. Agitation is needed to get the maximum shrinkage out of the denim. Soaking alone will not shrink them that much.
I typically will soak for about 30 minutes in hot water to ensure they are throughly soaked, and then throw them into the washing machine with a little detergent (I like using woolite dark), hot water, and little or no spin. Pull them out and hang them to dry.
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@goosehd thanks for responding. This is my first unsanforized pair so probably overthinking it a bit but don’t want to ruin anything.
So before my first wear, I just soaked them in the tub with hot water for an hour and I agitated them a couple times by hand but not much. Then it was still a little loose so I repeated the same again. Now they are okay but not snug, a little loose if I pull the waist. Since then I’ve been wearing them frequently for a couple weeks.
I want to throw them in the wash now but I’m just hesitating because I’ve already worn them like 10-15 times, so I don’t know if there will be any weird consequences from washing them now since most of the advice here is to soak them and wash them before the first wear.
If I wash them now (after the initial soak and 15 or so wears), would I be ruining some of the fade potential, get any marbling or any weird stuff like that? Probably a newb question but I have no idea how this works.
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@WaxeyGordon .Just soak them again for 20 minutes, then turn them inside out and put them in the washing machine no spin cycle. Air dry them and you will be fine.
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@WaxeyGordon I'd hot soak them again for 30 minutes then wash, don't just put them in the washing machine without soaking, that's what can cause marbling depending on multiple factors... You've not had them long so washing them wont be an issue with fades or anything this early on
Just make sure you pull them out when they've finished in the washing machine and turn them right side out, I've had jeans marble from just sitting in the machine too long and left weird marks
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@yannis awesome, thank you
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@Jord appreciate it!
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Have a few flannels and a CPO. Decided to bite the bullet and get the 634S UHR. Fit pretty well fresh and a little intrepid with the hot soak and wash but they didn’t seem to shrink all that much. Was expecting a battle to get them on and it really wasn’t all that bad. Feel pretty good! Definitely feel they are heavyweight and stiff but my Momotaros felt like they cut in more. Pleased with the cut and looking forward to breaking them in properly.
Pre-soak pics
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Post soak and wash pics
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Generally loving these jeans, although there is an aesthetic thing that’s bugging me a little: the rear pockets are noticeably wider apart than on my other pairs of 634. Would that have been done deliberately, or is it just the way they came out? It creates a bit of an optical illusion that makes the arse appear wider - dunno if that’s what i need!
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Huge shout out to @cyclops for alerting me to a size 34 that just dropped.
Much appreciated friend. 
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@Denimhead-0 Glad you got a pair of these, I felt the need to "double up" on the UHR denim and got both 888 and 634 too
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@Jord Great minds think alike
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I stuffed my jeans up with some prominent marbling due to impatience and being distracted. Now they are my yard jeans. My thinking is that the uneven streaks will virtually disappear after some decent fading from heavy usage.
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Did a warm soak and then an agitated warm/gentle cycle. Waist feels pretty spot on. Wearing with belt.
If I eventually want to wear these with a floating cuff what is the best way to deal with the bottoms before I hem them during walks for example. I would like to break them in a lot before cutting anything off but I dont want to make any choices that will compromise them or create unwanted scars
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@BigLeeMarvinFan merged your topic with the main 634S-UHR thread. After you have all of the shrink out of the denim, cuff them to the desired length or leave them uncuffed to create stacks. The stacks will relax once they are hemmed to the appropriate length. It’s really your choice on what you want to do.
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Thank you! I did a very hot soak and then a wash cycle so i think they have shrunk. Should I be breaking them in with stacks or cuffs if i am unsure if i want to cut off any material? I am wanting a floating cuff.
Appreciate the direction.
