soaking one-wash denim jeans

[majikero]

(did a search but found nothing that can answer my querry. if there is a thread about ^^^, pls post a link and close this thread)

just bought a pair of one-wash denim jeans(don't know what brand) i kinda like the color but the fit on the legs are too baggy for me... will they shrink if i soak them? again they are one-wash jeans. don't know if they're sanforized

[denimdestroyedmylife]

a hot wash and a tumble dry shrinks jeans

[PG2G]

a hot wash and a tumble dry shrinks jeans

Isn't it likely that they've already been thru a hot wash if they are one wash?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

that's a one-wash all right

[ang_kangkong]

You're just buying jeansleft and right, chong!

If the soak doesn't work, just go back to your sastre, they look like they did a good job with the pockets of the other jeans. It's just the legs and not the waist, right?

[majikero]

You're just buying jeansleft and right, chong!

If the soak doesn't work, just go back to your sastre, they look like they did a good job with the pockets of the other jeans. It's just the legs and not the waist, right?

yep, just the legs and hem width... i'm a bit in doubt in bringing them to a tailor here... they might screw up these el-cheapo's...

for the prices i've been seeing in the tags of these jeans, i can't pass them up..

edit: BTW, have i told you that they're selvedge? LOL

sometimes, it's nice to be in the Philippines... oftentimes,

[majikero]

a hot wash and a tumble dry shrinks jeans

how hot? boiling water hot or luke-warm water hot?

[ang_kangkong]

Not boiling hot. Probably as hot as you could stand to bathe in. One wash usually means it's shrunk down pretty close to its final size.

C'mon man, sastre, sastre, sastre.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

how hot? boiling water hot or luke-warm water hot?

wash on the hottest setting on your washing machine (if you have one) and tumble dry as hot as you dare

i don't recommend this, but if you are after some serious shrinkage, do it at your peril

[majikero]

wash on the hottest setting on your washing machine (if you have one) and tumble dry as hot as you dare

i don't recommend this, but if you are after some serious shrinkage, do it at your peril

thanks for the advice... i would just prolly soak them in really hot water for 12hours and tumble dry them. if ever i'll have very minimal shrinkage after this, my last resort is the tailor. i would prolly have the selvedge line "widened". thanks again.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

be careful with the tumble dry----------------wash/dry inside-out

[majikero]

be careful with the tumble dry----------------wash/dry inside-out

will do.. thanks for the help again.

have a problem about the jeans though, i've soaked them 2 times already for 12hours. both in very hot water temp. i havent's seen any indigo loss... not even a hint.. water turned to brown, starch maybe. but haven't seen any indigo loss at all... i know its generally good... but my concern is will it fade the same as the raws(nudie, reds, diors, apcs) with the same timeframe(6months maybe) been using them 4 times a week, with rain wetting them when im outside. thanks!

[majikero]

tumble dry didn't work:( so i went to the tailor and had them taper it.... pretty decent but the selvedge line widened to, i think, 2 inches... LOL... fine by me.

here are some pics: