IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans
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@StiffLeg I wouldn‘t worry too much to be honest
Just apply some reinforcing stitches holding the two selvedge adages together, so it won‘t unravel any further. It‘s on the inside so nobody will notice the stitches anyways. That‘s my 2 Cents 
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Otherwise, after the soak and wash I've measured the inseam to be 35.3" (down from the listed 36.5"), basically matching the dimensions of a standard pair of 888S-21. Would it be safe to hem it now?
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@StiffLeg there is no exact math.. how hot did you washed them? For example i washed them on 30 celcius the first time and again for the second time and a got a little extra shrinkage on the inseam at the second wash. Didn’t you as well @Daniel-San
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@StiffLeg
I would definitely wash them in the machine with 40 degrees if you want to hem.
I first washed with 30 degrees and and had a little less than 1“ shrinkage. second wash 40 degrees and inseam shrink was another 1“ ! -
Back from vacation and back in my UHRs. This is the first time putting them on after having washed them right before I left to Indonesia.
Some notes:
Fabric feels as stiff as when I picked them up in Gosport + has a certain „crisp“ to it it didn’t have before. Love it!
The top button is just as difficult to close as when I tried them on raw. So that’s proof of what everyone was suggesting: Worn and washed waist ends up the same as raw.
The whole silhouette tightened up a bit in „no stress areas“ (butt, thighs, leg) and feels more adapted to my body than before.
@Daniel-San The leg did shrink a considerable bit but I can’t quantify (no measurements taken). Luckily I always unfold my cuffs when not wearing my jeans so there’s no visible „off“ cuff mark.
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@Heavy_blue @Daniel-San Just checked my washing machine manual. I used a typical warm wash which is in the range of 29-40C.
Good to know. At 35" I'd be looking to do a hem, but if it were to shrink more and closer to 34" I might be good to cuff forever (2" double cuff makes a 30" inseam). The inseam as it is right now is a little unwieldy, particularly at this thickness. But such is the raw life!
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@StiffLeg said in IH-888S-UHR - 21/23oz Ultra Heavy Raw Selvedge Denim High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans:
What should I do about this?
If it was me, I would turn them the right side out, put them on and forget about it
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Yay, temps are dropping and these beauts will be back on my legs.
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I picked up a pair from mild blend. Looking forward to getting these going this fall/winter.
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@Daniel-San I almost bought one last week then I decided my jack is the same exact mechanism and so far have found it to be way easier than o thought to use for this purpose.
