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    Bill C
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 22 Mar 2016

    To hem or not to hem …

    Have quite a few IH tops now, but just received my first pair of IH jeans (1955S). Absolutely perfect fit, but as expected a few inches of extra leg length.

    Ideally, I’d wear them with a single cuff. Should I get them hemmed by IHUK now, or double cuff them and wear them/wash them a bit first to see how they settle in?

    thanks - Bill

    Profile pic “The Gosport Queen”

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      neph93
      見習いボス
      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

      Hmmm…. There won’t be any shrinkage to speak of, but they will rise a little with wear as creases form.

      On the other hand, heavy wear with a double cuff may cause damage to the fabric which may affect your hem job/single cuff.

      On balance, if they were mine, I’d get them hemmed now.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

      • Dame Vera Lynn
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        Jett129
        見習いボス
        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

        @Bill C If you plan on putting them into a traditional clothing drier,I would leave an extra 1/2 inch just to be on the safe side.

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          Bill C
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 22 Mar 2016

          thanks @neph93 , @Jett129 !

          Profile pic “The Gosport Queen”

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            EB50
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 18 Feb 2020

            Which weight of indigo/black denim will fade faster 19oz. or 14oz.

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            EB

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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              No idea, sorry…..

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                neph93
                見習いボス
                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                I’d imagine the difference is marginal to none. And at the end of the day the major differential will be whichever pair you will wear the most.

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                • Dame Vera Lynn
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                  kornnn
                  Banned
                  Joined: 1 Oct 2021

                  I once had black jeans with a shiny effect. The fabric may have been impregnated with something. But the effect persisted even after washing. Has IH made something similar before, or is IH going to do it in the future?

                  Maybe model 634S-18P has a shiny effect?

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                    mclaincausey
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                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                    I think the answer is "no," but you definitely see a similar sheen on some of IH's denims initially, and sometimes in some lights my IH-666S14OD have a similar sheen, though less uniform and concentrated in high-wear areas.

                    Think it, be it.

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                      DrPat
                      Iron Heart Deity
                      Joined: 9 Oct 2009

                      Looks like the shine is from a wax or oil treatment.  Check out the oiled M-65 that was just released.

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                        EB50
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 18 Feb 2020

                        Does the 555-02 stretch as much as the 555-01?  The thighs and back of the knee are a little tight after the soak.

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                        EB

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          They'll stretch, but typically not as much as the 21oz

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            Paul9221
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                            I'm breaking in a pair of 888-XHSMB and I have never had to struggle so much with a button-fly as I did with these.  No kidding, every keystroke of this post is killing me because my fingers are still sore from yesterday.

                            The question:  IH jeans come with the top button cinched, does someone manually button these before they ship out or is the button applied and the jeans then shipped (i.e. no one manually buttons/unbuttons before shipping out)?

                            Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                              Alex
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                              All our jeans come unbuttoned, one of the team will button the top button so we can take an accurate waist measurement prior to shipping. That said, some of us do require a tool to assist them on the heavier denim… @AdamC  😶

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                                hairydangler
                                Joined: 22 Oct 2017

                                Try some leather oil on the button holes to help stretch them out. Use needle nose pliers to stretch them open a bit.

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                                  Paul9221
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                                  Dang!  I didn't think I could appreciate the IHUK team more than I already did!  Y'all must have amazing hand-shakes, ha!

                                  Thanks, Alex!

                                  P.S. I would probably use that tool, too, Adam! 😃

                                  Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                                    Paul9221
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                                    @daltmeyer:

                                    Try some leather oil on the button holes to help stretch them out. Use needle nose pliers to stretch them open a bit.

                                    Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

                                    I have a few systems in place for this…I put a sharpie through the hole and kinda wiggle it around.  I use needlenose pliers like you mentioned.  Normally, after a few rounds of buttoning/unbuttoning, it becomes pretty simple.  For some reason, the top button is just giving me a lot of trouble this time.

                                    If it doesn't lighten up by tomorrow, I'll try that leather oil idea.  Thanks!

                                    Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                                      Alex
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                      @Paul9221 The two things I have seen used which are not the button-doer-upers that we have (which we are trying to get pushed into production for distribution with jeans) are either needlenosed pliers pushed into the hole and then opened firmly for a minute or so, or alternatively a tapered ring sizer inserted into the hole to speed up the stretching of the buttonhole

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                                        Filthy2123ozjunkie
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                                        Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                                        @Alex:

                                        All our jeans come unbuttoned, one of the team will button the top button so we can take an accurate waist measurement prior to shipping. That said, some of us do require a tool to assist them on the heavier denim… @AdamC  😶

                                        Lmao, this sounds like my dream job. I'm proud of how strong my fingers are now.

                                        Great question @Paul9221

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                                        • AdamCA
                                          AdamC
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 12 Jan 2018

                                          I have mastered all but 25oz @Paul9221 when we do a size run chart from tag 28 to 44 in 25oz my thumb wouldn't survive  😃

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