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

[Jord]

@Noahf like you mentioned you'll be visiting Germany at some point in the next few weeks, I would e-mail them and ask if they wouldn't mind holding them for you and you can pick up when you visit you can even try them on!

[indigo_nico]

@Pointman my 666 SBG are 34 and I ordered 33 in UHR. that sounds about right to me!

[Noahf]

@Jord

Exactly what I did, and told them that why spend $80 on duties when I can just buy more iron heart!

[Marcel]

I really didn’t need another pair of denim but I had to get these. I really like my IH-666-XHS from last year and didn’t have the chance to try the UHR fabric so…

[Pointman]

@indigo_nico said in IH-666S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim Slim Straight Cut Jeans:

@Pointman my 666 SBG are 34 and I ordered 33 in UHR. that sounds about right to me!

The lovely IH folks were kind enough to find me a 33 that skewed a bit larger. So I think all will be okay.

[SKT]

Thought I’d throw out an update on mine from 2022. Rotated with other pairs through the winter months and washed around 20 times. Love UHR!

[AdamJ]

epic!

[SKT]

@AdamJ thanks Adam!

[don_pipone]

@SKT indeed epic! Amazing fades

[SKT]

@don_pipone cheers!

[Alextucker]

Just got mine, awesome denim, love them! How long in warm water for the initial soak do you guys reckon, 30-60mins?

[goosehd]

@Alextucker > Here is the full, official Iron Heart wash guide for UHR denim:

“ULTRA HEAVY RAW (UHR) DENIM

An initial soak or wash is particularly important with this denim, as it is very stiff and abrasive in its raw state, so can cut through the constructional stitching if not bedded in. The denim is loom-state (there has been no post weave processing performed on the denim), so it will shrink and skew. Our UHR jeans are designed to be “shrink to fit”, so after washing or soaking a couple of times they will shrink to tag size. You are likely to see about one inch shrinkage in the waist and two inches shrinkage in the inseam. When you get your jeans, soak them in a bathtub or large sink of cold water for a few hours. Then turn them inside-out and wash them in a washing machine* at no hotter than 30 degrees C (circa 90 degrees F), you do not need to add washing powder or detergent. Ideally no spin (or very slow spin) and don’t put them in a tumble dryer, it is far better to allow them to air dry (still inside-out). Before they are completely dry, turn right side out and try to smooth out all the wrinkles.”

Here’s the link to it:
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/product-care-guidelines

Thank you @neph93

[Alextucker]

Awesome thank you.

[goosehd]

@Alextucker you are welcome.

[Nobunaga]

@goosehd Thank for this! I just wanted to clarify as I am new to this denim. The text in the post says to soak in cold water for a few hours. The text from the link says to do the initial soak in hot water. I am assuming hot water is the way to initially soak these as to get as much of the shrink out.

Just wanted to check since mine arrive today and want to start the process as soon as I get them.

[goosehd]

@Nobunaga the temperature of the water is not as important as the agitation. It’s the agitation that will shrink the denim. I always tend to use hot water but you can use what you’re comfortable with.

[Alextucker]

I soaked mine twice in warm water, sun dried between then rinsed in the machine as per instructions and they shrunk perfectly, nearly a full waist size and an inch+ in length. Such awesome denim, love the blue colour in contrast to my other 21oz pairs, these are gonna age and wear so nicely.

[Pointman]

As this is my first go around with UHR, would it be prudent to warm-ish soak, skip washing and then hang dry to take it easy on shrinkage out the gate? Then if they're too big after round one, do it again? Pretty sure I've got sizing right but don't want to overshoot and end up with something too small.

[goosehd]

@Pointman you really need to embed the stitching by properly shrinking them the first time. Not doing so could possibly cause premature blowout otherwise.

You can try your method, but I would shrink them…

[indigo_nico]

@Pointman in my experience with UHR the waist stretches back out to pre soak measurements and in some cases beyond. that seems to be the case for a lot of people's UHR experience. if they fit good before the soak/wash, they'll fit good after. pending a day or two of wear.