Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Alex]

@neph93 I think that may be one of the reasons Haraki is always resistant when I suggest a rerun

[jerkules]

If I overdyed a white 7.5oz tee, will the white stitching take up the dye or is the thread polycotton? My favourite white tee is looking a bit greige after repeated washes, so thinking of rejuvenating it a little by changing the colour.

[pechelman]

When I did one the stitching did not take up dye in any meaningful way, especially after washing it a few times. @jerkules

[Giles]

Which, I think looks great

[jerkules]

Thanks @pechelman that’s really appreciated.

I like the look too @Giles, but it may inform my colour choice

[Oaktavia]

@jerkules and what color is that?

[jerkules]

@Oaktavia the shirt is white with the purple graphic (can’t remember the - I was gonna go for either a bright blue/teal or a smoke grey

[Oaktavia]

@jerkules dude that would be the perfect color combo IMO.

[jerkules]

@Oaktavia teal or grey? I know you’re a sucker for teal

[Oaktavia]

@jerkules teal of course!!!

[A Former User]

Curious if there's some more info floating around, but I noticed with all my pairs of denim, the indigos are always easier to break in/soften up faster than any of my black pairs. Is it because of the dyes themselves or is it a different process that might cause this? Sorry for what might be a rookie type question, just always wondered why that might be or if I'm crazy to think that lol. Thanks!

[Giles]

Depends what black you are talking about. If your black jeans have a black (or any colour dyed) weft, then they will be harder to break in because both the warp and the weft have been dyed.

[A Former User]

@Giles Got ya! Yeah, do you guys make a black pair with an undyed weft? From what I can find, (at least the 555 cut) it seems like all the black denim jeans have some sort of dyed weft from what I could tell. Could be just plain missing it though

[Tago Mago]

@Ed-Rekuc Overdyed black might be an option, although this is technically not a black denim. SBG gets some great fades, although warp and weft are both dyed, even if it is different techniques

[A Former User]

@Tago-Mago True! I do have a pair of Indigo ODs which did break in easier. I had to rephrase my thought process after writing because I though the SBGs were a undyed weft but then had to re-read the techniques. I guess the only true comparison I had was the Indigo/Indigo vs Indigo/Black that I have, where the IBs were slightly more (for lack of better terms) "Crunchy", but that could just be me. Thanks for the help though guys, I like reading about all the different types products/techniques when I can!

[Jett129]

@Ed-Rekuc Years ago there was a black/white denim and I still have the jeans in the 555 and 634 cuts. If I can find a picture I’ll post it. Don’t think it was especially popular back then. There are work and western shirts made from a 12OZ black/white denim.

[Tago Mago]

@Ed-Rekuc I can find these two fabrics:

IH-1634 Black rope dyed warp, white weft
IH-634S-21blk Black sulphur dyed warp, beige weft

@Giles or @Alex will surely be able to add anything else

[Jett129]

@Ed-Rekuc Found the pictures and tagged you.

[neph93]

There was also one run of a 21oz black denim with an unbleached natural went than presented as cream/light brown. It was gorgeous. And singularly unpopular. Go figure.

[popvulture]

SBGs are pretty soft IMO... they definitely don't have that crunch that some of the other dyed weft denims have.

The idea of a black warp and white or natural weft is wild to me — I'd really love if IH made something wacky like that again sometime. Although I do completely get why it might be a tough sell. Kinda niche.