SDA - Studio D'Artisan

[Seul]

@gollotti:

Would it be recommended to soak these prior to wearing?

My concern is if I don't soak them, it will wear out a lot quicker,and if I do, they will shrink to a point that I won't be able to put them on….they just fit

I was waiting for the stretch before soaking

Those look nice!.. Black?..

[gollotti]

@Seul:

@gollotti:

Would it be recommended to soak these prior to wearing?

My concern is if I don't soak them, it will wear out a lot quicker,and if I do, they will shrink to a point that I won't be able to put them on….they just fit

I was waiting for the stretch before soaking

Those look nice!.. Black?..

They are deep indigo with white weft dyed black

http://www.superdenim.co.uk/prodpage.asp?productid=1078

[Seul]

Amazing. Simply stunning.

[jimmy]

i am pretty sure they're raw? so yes you should soak them which does shrink them so….....

not soaking raw does wear faster, i find raw jeans stretch easier after soak. how tight are they now?

[gollotti]

@jimmy:

i am pretty sure they're raw? so yes you should soak them which does shrink them so….....

not soaking raw does wear faster, i find raw jeans stretch easier after soak. how tight are they now?

Jimmy - I would say I probably have maybe give/take 1/2 inch to spare on the waist….If I showered them them on....would that help with the shrinking....instead of just a plain soaking in cold water?

[jimmy]

a fit pic would definitely help.

[gollotti]

Some fit pics….what would your recommendation be?

[jimmy]

you dont waste anytime do you gollotti.
the legs dont look really tight at all but the waist needs to stretch slightly if anything.

my suggestion would be cutting a piece of timber to wedge in the waist band, as tight as you can get it to button up then do your hot soak leave the timber in while drying.
that way your waist should stay the same while the rest shrinks.

does that make sense to you?

[gollotti]

^ Thanks Jimmy - Makes sense and thanks for your suggestion and time on the matter

[jimmy]

@gollotti:

^ Thanks Jimmy - Makes sense and thanks for your suggestion and time on the matter

your very welcome, fit pic when your done please

[gollotti]

21oz. Black Pig after a warm soak:

Lost a full cuff and did the squeeze into them…..unbuttoning is a bitch but getting better

[STAN]

nice fit. 

[jimmy]

that looks like a much better fit gollotti.

you mean buttoning is a bitch because when you unbutton you should just do the first one then rip/pull the rest off.

[gollotti]

^ Feels much better as well….thanks for the tip

Yeah.....I continue to try that button pull move until I realize that it has a zipper 

This is my only pair with a zipper so gotta rethink the pull method each time I wear it.

[Seul]

Postsoak fit is brilliant!..

[Geo]

+1 but maybe less cuff more leg length?

[gollotti]

^ Agree - Next Monday they will be taking a trip to San Francisco with a few other jeans to get snipped and stitched at Self Edge

[jimmy]

@gollotti:

^ Agree - Next Monday they will be taking a trip to San Francisco with a few other jeans to get snipped and stitched at Self Edge

you're not wanting a cuff? be careful hemming a new pair as the combs will take a good inch out of your length and it will most likely shrink a little more in your next wash.

[Geo]

yup remember to allow the knee break as jimmy says

i'm a cuff fan and i think it suits those denims - just thought you could let them come over the ankle a bit more

[gollotti]

^ Thank you jimmy and Geo - I will take your recommendations since I am new to unsanforized jeans and cuffing - and I am really liking how the combing in the legs are taking shape on these