IH-634S - 21oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo
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Hello!
First I have to say Chap has a really good fit with those 634S. Just correct. My 634S looks a bit more roomy.
I now have experience of wearing those 634S around a couple of weeks. Seems to be more comfortable than 9666Z. If I could choose now, I think I would like to size up for 9666Z.I received my 634S from the tailor because I really needed to get jeans hemmed. She did it with a chain stitch. After that I noticed she left there a bit of extra length for some reason. I also did one hour of cold soak in vinegar water. I heard this will fix the indigo dye. Even I did vinegar soak there is still some indigo loss when I wipe the jeans with strip of paper. It looks like vinegar will slow down the fading process, but doesn't stop it.
After a cold soak, I also did hot soak for two hours in 40C water. (just wanted to reduce a bit of inseam length since the tailor left a bit extra there)
I didn't get shrinkage almost at all. Inseam was shortened by hot soak just around 0,5 inches / 1- 1.5cm.Both soaks gave me a lot of yellow water. There was no indigo loss at all even after hot soak. Just yellow. I know it is not necessary to do soaking for sanforized denim. I did it just because of inseam length and I wanted to increase durability. Not sure though will it increase or not. At least I don't notice anything negative after soaking.
Happy new year to everyone!
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Great documentation…
Soaking sanforised/one-washed denim will do no harm (but it won't do anything else either). Whatever shrinkage was in the denim before we one-washed it, is taken out by that process. You'll likely to get a perceived decrease in inseam length once the combs form behind the knee's, but the 21oz drapes so well, this will be minimal.
Soaking a raw denim increases durability because the constructional threads get tighter and bed into the denim. But again, because we have one-washed, we have already done that with this denim.
In rope dyed denim, indigo oxidises onto the surface of the warp, fading is the process of this oxidised layer of indigo being abraded off and exposes the white core of the yarn. Adding vinegar will not do any harm, but I don't think it actually does anything.
The yellow you saw after the soaks, was sizing agent, probably starch.
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11987.msg575128#msg575128
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@Drumedge, thanks for the advice and feedback! I feel more comfortable with both jeans now. You're right. If I size up 9666Z it can be be too loose from the waist especially..
I'm so curious to try other cuts too. Unfortunately I can use only one at once. I feel these are really durable. I bet I can use 634S and 9666Z for years..
It is difficult to justify myself why I have to buy an another one with different cut.
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Any thoughts on the timing of a restock for the size 34 waist?
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Image dump! Repaired at SESF (three panels for $30). Wanted to show fit/fades here!
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Repair looks immaculate! Are there before photos some pages back @henry_david ? Great looking pair as well dude!
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@RoxRocks86 – I do have one of v v low quality here. And thank you! Dig the trad 21oz once broken in…
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Crazy its like nothing even happened. Agree nothing beats the softness of well worn 21oz!
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Delivery Day [emoji41][emoji3060]
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Oh man Alex !!!
Im trying to have some self control this month , and then you go and pull a stunt like that
Enjoy all that goodness man -
Way to go @Alex_24
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