Washing Questions

[Corbin Law]

I am going to wash my Nudie RR the saturadya fter next, it will be my 6 month anniversary to the day. And i want maximum skrinkage

i know you can machien wash, shower wash, bath wash or sea water. but which one will get the best shrinkage to my body?

How how long does it take for my jeans to start to change colors and make a noticable fade and shit after i wash them?? a week? 2 mebe?

just a few questions...

chwa?

[kiya]

first of all, you always wear the pants for a long time before you wash them. fuck every person who says "wash before wearing your jeans", they know nothing about how denim is constructed.

so now you need to wash them... you turn them inside out when washing, absolutely never wash them with out flipping them inside out. unbutton the buttons and/or zippers. nevermind what it says on the pants, wash them in warm water unless you don't want them to age at all (then wash them in cold water).

denim is a work in progress, take my advice and use warm water (not to be confused with "hot" water). if the jeans are too tight, which i highly doubt considering you've worn them for quite some time, wash them in cold water. but if they're just right, warm to cold water will do you best.

now the drying procedure. after taking them out of the dryer, lay them on a flat surface and flatten them out well, and leave them flipped inside out. you have four drying choices, each one yielding different results.

i'll give you the four choices, and you decide what you want:

1. dry the denim in the dryer on low = the finished denim will come out with very little shrinkage and the fade will be nice and even

2. dry the denim in the dryer on medium = the finished denim will shrink a little bit more than if set on low and the fade will be really nice on the front leg area, but really strong on hard stitch points

3. dry the denim on low for about 25 minutes, take the denim out and lay them flat and let them dry up naturally the rest of the way = this will result in low shrinkage a bit less fade but a great feeling denim to the touch. it'll be a bit wavy looking, but will flatten out with one long wear.

4. do not put in dryer at all, flatten out denim and let them air-dry = this will result in a very crispy feel that really complements darker indigo colors. the denim will have almost no shrinkage and barely any fade. most high end denim dealers will say this is the only way to go, but with some of the heavier fabrics the initial few wears might be a bit rough, but rewarding in the long run due to the very tailored fit after the second wear.

love your denim,

kiya

[Corbin Law]

i hear a legend that say: that tod ry them you should wear them wet and just walk around in the sun and shit like that,

im not too sure if its true, but would wearing your denim to dry them work well?

chwa?

[soultek]

yes it works well. It will shrink slightly as it dries, but then as you walk/sit around with them on, it will stretch where it needs to conform to your body and it's motions.

[neawts]

Damn, this is like a science class.

[haptronic]

Ok new question on some other threads, they talk about Woolite Black, is this a wool detergent ? and what kind of results as opposed to an ordinary washing liquid?

lucky they don't snap off

[sway]

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Ok new question on some other threads, they talk about Woolite Black, is this a wool detergent ? and what kind of results as opposed to an ordinary washing liquid?

--- Original message by haptronic on Aug 25, 2005 06:36 PM

Woolite Black is a detergent for dark colors that is supposed to minimize fading.

[ringring]

kiya : "fuck every person who says "wash before wearing your jeans", they know nothing about how denim is constructed."

Does that mean that brands such as 45rpm, Warehouse, Sugarcane, 5EP, Eternal, Denime... etc who offer their jeans in one-wash state "know nothing about how denim is constructed" ?

Washing or non-washing is just personal choice.

[kiya]

i should have added that i was referring to dry denim.

sorry.

-kiya

[M.O.A]

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[Corbin Law]

what i want is a nice dark looking jean, but still with very visible fading, so like mebe 40 degree water in a shower for like 10 minutes or so, then dry on low in machine? or hang to dry?

chwa?

[witts]

dont put em in the dryer