Disappearing honeycombs, WTF!?!

[Guest Airjamie]

So anyway, I Starched my Diors. The honeycombs, which were once perfectly defined have absolutely disappeared. I mean the fuckers are GONE. And whats more, they refuse to reform. Has anyone else had this experience? Would just spraying some water on them fix it or do I go for a soak? This is basically a crock of shit.

I am the black wizards.

[digital_denim]

Did you not read the instructions to dry clean only! Now that they're wet, You've broke em good in a bad way!

Edited by digital_denim on Jun 15, 2006 at 05:13 PM

[prufrock]

how long did you wear your diors before washing? i wore my LVC 1947s for 4 months then washed and my honeycombs came out fine. if its your first wash, you can still get some good wear, this is just a sign that you didnt wear your jeans for long enough. if you really want your honeycombs to set in again and are impatient - you can just spray with starch and just sit with your knees bet some where for a while and they should be set when the starch dries.

-later days.

[headtowall]

Same with my LVCs, except I just soaked and they still have shape, no wash.

To the topic starter, did you just starch them or wash first then starch? I've never heard of starch eliminating honeycombs.

[snkrbndt]

if you starch them, they get a bit wet, would it be possible that the wetness caused the honeycombs to disappear?

swanky!!!

[ayn]

starch them with them on and squat a dozen of time to get them back in shape.

[Guest Airjamie]

No, they were not washed, i simply sprayed on starch and left them overnight then in the morning the honeycombs had completely straightened out. They were at about 3 months. Ive never before seen or even heard of this happening.

I am the black wizards.

[batorizer]

after being starched, if the jeans are laying flat or hanging, the additional weight of the liquid seems to take the creases out of the denim. after starching i usually sit cross legged while they dry to emphasize the creases

do what ayn said

[Cue]

^^^ yup do what ayn said and it will all be tickety-boo

[tweeds]

either you guys are using some mad starch, or i'm not doing this starching thing correctly. my pants feel nice and rigid in the morning and i don't find myself with missing honeycombs or hige or any other parts of my jeans' anatomy.

[Yet Fung]

The Case of the Missing Honeycombs, it was a scooby-doo episode. Jinkys.

[snugglepony]

airjamie-

i think you just used too much starch... the common wisdom of spraying the starch on until the fabric is totally saturated works fine - if you put your jeans back on and wear them around shortly after starching. if you're going to hang them overnight after starching, you can't use too much, otherwise the weight of the jeans + the moisture content of the starch will flatten everything out with gravity and time...

i think your honeycombs will come back in the same places if you respray w/ some water to reactivate the starch, then wear them around until they're dry - the denim wants to crease in the same places, but the hardened starch is keeping it flat at this point.

[mizanation]

^^^ that would make sense since the original point of starch was to make things wrinkle-free. airjamie, i think you'll be ok, your honeycombs will come back (if it really was meant to be).

http://mizanation.blogspot.com

[Guest Airjamie]

I spewed and I think they bolted......

I am the black wizards.

[wild_whiskey]

Be careful when you get your jeans wet to not agitate them in any way. If you want the honeycombs to stay in the same spot, there are two ways to do it : wear them in a lot more, because denim that is beaten up and indigo-crocked is weaker in that area and it will crease their more naturally.

The other way is to be very careful not to give your lighter-weight denims the opportunity to flatten out.

The crease will definitely come back, but they most likely won't be in the same places.

[spitzbrg]

Quote:

No, they were not washed, i simply sprayed on starch and left them overnight then in the morning the honeycombs had completely straightened out. They were at about 3 months. Ive never before seen or even heard of this happening.

--- Original message by Airjamie on Jun 16, 2006 02:18 AM

Just continue wearing the jeans, but only wash them once a year. When not wearing them, never put them away folded. Only hang them on a hook from back center belt loop.

[homi29]

won't hanging them like that stretch them out??

[spitzbrg]

Quote:

won't hanging them like that stretch them out??

--- Original message by homi29 on Jun 16, 2006 07:19 PM

Not at all, unless you're hanging them and they're soaking wet with water dripping from them. Always hang them that way when not wearing so they keep their shape to your body. Will also not disrupt creasing, honeycombing, natural color fading, etc..etc..

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Yeah Wut Fuck?!

[Crillz]

Did airjamie get banned or something?

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Did airjamie get banned or something?

witness protection program. C0C0 wuz gonna chop his dick off or some shit.

it'd be better if he was back though, dat nigga really lykes bagel chipz!