IH-666S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans

[Jord]

Best to get the shrinkage out the way before you start wearing them heavily... It can mess up your fades too down the line. God I must have read over 3000 posts on UHR when I got my 634s/888's, the last few posts in this thread alone are golden.

[Goz]

Hello I have a question concerning the UHR fabric.......if the back rise measurements are 15.6 inches before hot soaking and washing them how much length could I possibly lose in the back rise after doing so?

[goosehd]

@Goz I’m tagging @ShopatIronHeart as I don’t know if it’s been recorded…probably has and I just need to do some research. The general guideline is an inch in the waist and up to 2 inches in the length. Everything else would be proportional (with no exact’s known for thigh, inseam, knee, hem, etc.)

I believe there are a few people with their own information and I will see if I can find it.

[goosehd]

@Goz Actually, going back to the beginning of the thread, a few people have seen .3 and .4 inch shrinkage which would have been my assumption. However as each run of denim may slightly be different in how it behaves, that would be for that run and this one could be slightly different.

My gut says up to .5 inches…

[Goz]

@goosehd Thank you, I appreciate it, With that type of shrinkage I'll have to pass on the uhr. The back rise will be too low. I have a pair of 777's I bought a few year ago with a back rise that measures 15 inches and they are too low for me now.

[Kasi]

Reality soak hot and wash inside out no spin 30°
Not just soak them twice. Or cold water
Then again you brought them, you do whatever you like.

[Shaun]

@Goz Although there is no exact science with how this denim will react I would tend to agree with @goosehd here. We can't guarantee the degree of shrinkage but as long as the recommended washing instructions are followed, you should not expect more than 0.5" in the rear rise.

We can also always find you the pair with the largest rear rise from our remaining stock if that helps.

[drey2112]

I’m looking at going from the 777S to this cut, so I did some work with AI and created this handy UHR shrink to fit calculator, which has turned out pretty good. The values of the reference garment are fully editable if needed.
The link is public so have at it.

https://www.perplexity.ai/computer/a/37cd2aef-7865-4e73-bd2d-1cf4cee89f5e

[Denimhead 0]

@drey2112 Pretty cool, just bookmarked.

[Nobunaga]

Followed the instructions. Hot soak for about an hour. Drip dry and then machine wash no spin. Then drip dry again. Shrunk up nicely. Will probably do one more machine wash for more agitation in case there is more shrinkage since I have room to spare. Will also throw in my pair of 666 xhs ib since I only hot soaked those and they would probably benefit from some agitation to remove any remaining shrinkage.

[Goz]

@Nobunaga Hello how much shrinkage in the back rise did you notice?

[Nobunaga]

@Goz The back rise shrinkage was .35". So in line with what others have reported and not more than .5". My front rise shrank about .3". So the rise doesn't shrink all that much.

[Goz]

@Nobunaga Thanks!!

[Denimhead 0]

Post soak w a couple dims
Pre/post soak
Waist - 34 / 32.5
Thigh - 12.25 / 12
Knee - 9 / 8.75
Hem -8.75 / 8.25
Length - 36.5 / 35

About as tight as I can go. Waist is already loosening up after an hour wear and some stretching.

[goosehd]

@Denimhead-0 1.75” 1.5” shrink in the waist? More than I would expect but always possible. What was your method for soaking/washing?

[Denimhead 0]

@goosehd 1 hour warm soak, followed by washing maching, removed before spin, then hung overnight. I’m wear now, so will post waist again as they are loosening up already. I was suprised by the inseam as well.

[Denimhead 0]

I suspect they may be perfect, aside from the Thigh after some hard wear.

[goosehd]

@Denimhead-0 Inseam looks pretty normal…the waist would be outside of the normal. Did you mean .75” shrinkage from 34 to 33.25?

[Denimhead 0]

@goosehd I measured 17” presoak, 16.25” post. Could be user error

[goosehd]

@Denimhead-0 user error here and I should have posted 1.5” instead of 1.75”. Need to put my hearing spectacles on…

Going to pour a cup of coffee now.

…. I had no idea that hearing spectacles were really a thing…Laura and I have joked about one of us not being able to see or hear and that the other needed to put them on.

They are real…