IH-634S-18 - 18oz Vintage Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo

[GoodtimeJohnny]

One of my favorite pairs, and I can wear them all year

[guiltyparty]

@northsouthdenimguy you finally made the 634 jump

[northsouthdenimguy]

@guiltyparty

Achually…

I have a couple others, but I like the 634 for the evenings and weekends and 666 on the job site. Don’t ask me why, I’ve got issues.

[Jord]

@northsouthdenimguy How come you need to soak them? Are they too big? Or do you want to soak them to prevent you from returning them haha

Great pair man!

[northsouthdenimguy]

@Jord

I typically soak all my indigo denim before the first wear regardless of what it is. ‍️

[RocknRoll]

I also do an inside-out soak of every pair of jeans before wearing, regardless of whether it’s needed for shrinkage purposes.

It opens up the material and gets rid of the brand-new “flat-packed” look.

[Luke_is_back]

@goosehd
Can i use anyone to hem those jeans or should i use IH for it, because they are selvedge jeans?
What do most people do?

Thanks for your advice

[goosehd]

@Luke_is_back you could use just about anyone, but I have always used IHUK or IHG to hem my pants.

[Jord]

@Luke_is_back I would ask someone that can chain stich so you can get roping on them

[northsouthdenimguy]

@RocknRoll

This is why I do it too

[Luke_is_back]

@Jord sorry, but what do you mean?

[goosehd]

@Luke_is_back this is chain stitching and often found/used on Ironheart Jeans:

This type of stitch often leads to roping:

[Tago Mago]

@Luke_is_back make sure that the tailor you are using can do chain stitching as described here:

There is a glossary of the most common terms on the IH website:

https://ironheart.co.uk/pages/glossary

[Jord]

@goosehd thank you goose

[Luke_is_back]

@goosehd @Tago-Mago Thanks guys

[northsouthdenimguy]

Loving this denim

[VegaS10]

Mine arrived yesterday, ordered my usual size and hem. Put them on and they are perfect.

The 18 0z. was my first denim several years ago in the 666 cut, and man, the way it fades is just special.

Everyone needs at least one pair in this fabric.

[Giles]

To be completely accurate, it is not the chain stitch itself that causes the roping. It is the folder. The folder, obviously folds the cuff before the needle puts a stitch through the denim, but it also adds differential friction to the bottom part of the folded hem versus the the top part, this results in the weft shifting slightly through the upper and undersides of the stitched hem, it is that weft offset that causes the roping. I could hem a pair of jeans on a 43200G and get zero roping if I manually folded and basted the hem before doing the final stitch, obversely if I used the same folder on a flatstich machine, I could achieve roping....

[SamD]

New jeans day When I joined IHUK, 18oz was the first denim I tried — always loved the fabric, but didn't get on with the 555 cut I initially went with. I missed out the last time it restocked, so wasn't going to let it pass me by again!

[Northman]

These look great and the rise measurements are quite similar to my 888s which makes now consider these for variety instead of waiting on 888 21oz. Hmmm...