IH-666S - The Devil's Fit Indigo - Slim Tapered

[Giles]

I agree with everything Bluegrass says…

[Damian]

Thanks! Off to do my hot soak right now.

[Mild7]

Thanks to G & P & W.  From the UK to AUS in 3 days

[davito]

Oh nice man looking forward to your fit

[Damian]

@Giles:

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!

[RocknRoll]

They will shrink a little more when you get to the point of machine washing them in the coming weeks/months.

[Bluegrass]

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...

[Damian]

@Bluegrass:

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.

[Giles]

You won't get another 2" off the length, I'll be surprised if you manage another 1"….

[Bluegrass]

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.

[Damian]

@Bluegrass:

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.

[Chris]

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.

[Giles]

@Damian:

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….

[RocknRoll]

@Chris:

Don't overthink it.

This is the key. Unless you wash them in sulphuric acid, everything will be fine.

[MikeC]

This denim shrinks about 2-3 inches tops. You will not get anymore shrinkage in length than that.

[rikz+]

32/36 (true-size)

[Arabit]

Great fit rikz!!

[rikz+]

@Arabit
thanks mate!

[Damian]

@Giles:

@Damian:

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….

Awesome. Thanks!

[feeel]

Got my first pair of IH delivered this morning.

terrible photo but…