IH-8301S - SBG "Super Black Fade-To-Gray" Denim - Slim Cut
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@housekeys hellyeah dude! Those look freaking amazing.
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holy snikes those are sick!!! @housekeys !!
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I always think my pair has faded nicely until I see a pair that is actually faded lol I need to get mine hemmed and put them to work it seems!
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Wow!
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DUDE - what an amazing outfit. Looks fantastic with the KJ 70s as well!
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Such as fantastic pairing with those jeans buddy!
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@housekeys best looking faded pair I have ever seen. Well done.
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My pair hasn’t been worn in what feels like years until recently. I can fit them again
but now they’re a go to
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When considering inseam length for hemming how much inseam shrinkage should we generally allow for? (may vary by fabric)
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Is hemming unworn/unwashed preferred, or is it better to wear/wash prior to hemming?
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Does vertical shrinkage also affect the rise of jeans, or is it more noticeable on the inseam?
I was wondering how much shrinkage to allow for in the inseam in some SBG 8301's that I'll send in to IHUK for hemming soon. And maybe hemming is a common enough question to warrant a FAQ. SelfEdges website says to expect .5in shrink in the inseam, I assume this is the same sanforized SBG fabric in other IHUK jeans, and IHUK details suggest minimal shrinkage. I'm sure people here have experience with this to comment how much shrink to expect and any other considerations.
My preference would be to send them in unworn / unwashed, since they're stupid long for me to wear without hemming first.
Here are the jeans in question on SE site:
https://www.selfedge.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=969
It seems like .5 inch shrink would be too small to noticeably affect the length, especially if wearing boots. So I'm probably overthinking it. But as they say, measure twice cut once.
Aside from any shrinkage considerations finding the right inseam length seems fairly common sense. Make sure you wear the pants at the waist level you normally would, and make sure the inseam length is long enough to be comfortable for both standing straight, and crouching down on your knees / sitting down. And to wear the shoes you would normally wear. Ideally finding the best balance of not riding up too far showing your ankles if you crouch or sit, while also not pooling on top of your shoes when relaxed.
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also take into consideration that when honeycombs and such appear behind the knees, it will pull the fabric up and will seem like you lost some length as well.
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***Update
I ended up realizing what the difference was with these 8301S, they're unwashed sanforized SBG, whereas most of the other SBGs are washed sanforized. I had thought that sanforized meant all shrink is gone, but that's not quite the case as the wash does make a difference also. So can apparently expect around an inch of inseam shrink after washing (though it's still odd that SelfEdges site says to only expect .5in inseam shrink, when other 8301S owners were saying 1 to 1.5 inches of shrink). Noob mistake!I have a pair of SLB on the way at 29in hem, so will see how they go, and should be able to determine the right length for the 8301S based off that
I got these 8301S a couple months ago, haven't worn them yet still need to send in to IHUK for hemming (want to get proper chainstitch). Feedback from other 8301 owners on Reddit was that you can expect about an inch of shrink in the inseam after washing for these SBG. Since I gotta get this right I thought I better check here too.
Do people normally do a wash before sending in, or is it safe enough to just send for hemming as is?
And if the below length looks about right, I guess I can just add an inch to allow for shrink / and potentially honeycombs. Inseam below is about 28.6 in / 73cm, I'm only about 5"7 / 174cm so way too much length to wear without a hem adjustment first
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I ended up realizing what the difference was with these 8301S, they're unwashed sanforized SBG, whereas most of the other SBGs are washed sanforized. I had thought that sanforized meant all shrink is gone, but that's not quite the case as the wash does make a difference also. So can apparently expect around an inch of inseam shrink after washing (though it's still odd that SelfEdges site says to only expect .5in inseam shrink, when other 8301S owners were saying 1 to 1.5 inches of shrink)
So I guess the main points are
- when measuring the inseam length to hem try to accommodate standing, kneeling, sitting. Make sure it's not too short when you're sitting or crouching as the legs will ride up
- consider that you may lose a tiny bit of length to honeycombs / stacking of the fabric
- sanforized & unwashed is different to sanforized & washed - check the fabric guidance in product details
- if in doubt, keep a bit extra because you can always go shorter later, but you can't add back the length
For unsanforized unwashed denim (which seems not too common for IronHeart) probably more care is needed, and perhaps taking an initial wash is a good thing to get a more accurate reflection of the post shrink length. Though with sanforized washed denim, it's not going to shrink much, so should be OK to hem without wearing / washing.
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Just got my first pair. I used to be a 633 guy. . . No longer. Pic with my super black iron heart vest included
