IH-666S - The Devil's Fit Indigo - Slim Tapered
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I received my IH-666S - The Devil's Fit Indigo jeans in 31"X36" and they fit perfectly in the waist (comfortably snug with just a bit of breathing room). The IH site says that these unsanforized jeans will shrink approx. 1" after the first soak but will stretch out to the pre-soak size with wear. That said, should I soak my jeans very hot and deal with the uncomfortable snugness while they stretch back out to the pre-soak size, or should I soak warm and then soak again if needed? In any event, should I soak for 1 hour, then pat dry between two towels, then air dry? These are my first pair of unsanforized jeans, and I want to make sure I don't screw things up!
Perhaps these images will offer some insight.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m14/dbarneschi/photo-3.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m14/dbarneschi/photo-1-1.jpg
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I suggest soak hot tap water and get the shrinkage out of the way - and, in your pics, they don't look so tight to me that you will have any issue, really. I find that my devils are a bit snug after a wash,then stretch back to "normal" after 1-2 wears. Bottom line, there is a certain amount of shrinkage you will get with these jeans, and you may as well get it over with. Just my opinion.
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I agree with everything Bluegrass says…
Did the hot soak (with water as hot as my tub faucet would go) for 1 hour. The jeans then air died flat on a towel. After trying them on, the shrinkage was surprisingly minimal. Now they're just a bit more snug in the waist. I was actually hoping for a bit more shrinkage in the length, but whatever. A 1-2" cuff should look great.
Thanks again for the tips everyone!
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I totally understand, if you've had raw denim in other brands it can make you wary… but as you see this denim does not shrink as much as you might think...
If I did want to get a bit more shrinkage out of the length, might another hot soak do the trick? Perhaps adding some boiling kettle water to the tub, as others have done??? I could wear these jeans as is, but I still have an inch or two more I'd like to shrink off the length. The waist is fine, but I could deal with a bit more shrinkage here if I had to.
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Careful with boiling water, don't want to mess up your patch. maybe wear awhile then wash'em and see what happens. You can always hem later.
Thanks for the sound advice.
By washing (when I eventually do wash), do you mean machine wash? Cold, warm or hot? With detergent or without? Obviously, I will hang dry.
Sorry for all the questions. I was assuming these jeans would come with some tips for care procedures, but that was not the case. You guys on the forum have have been terrific resources however. Many thanks for helping out this newbie.
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All of my jeans, sanforized or not, get treated the same way. Upon arrival, turn inside out, wash in the machine, gentle cycle, light detergent. Hang dry. When needed, which is about every 4-6 weeks for me (I'm a sweaty man and I live in a hot and humid climate), repeat. They're denim, not silk. Don't overthink it.
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Sorry for all the questions. I was assuming these jeans would come with some tips for care procedures.
My bad. We made the stupid assumption that everyone knew what they were doing or that they would read this thread..
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2657.0
We will print out a version of that text and include with all jeans.products we ship….
