Samurai Jeans

[abstraktgeformt]

Awesome jeans and a nice fit!

[laxlife1234]

Thanks man

[chantheman]

my attempt at repairing a back pocket hole using a sample of OOE's #39 denim they sent me

used blue thread mainly because it was already on the sewing machine and can blend in to the current color close enough.

before

during

after

[a salaam alaikum]

Fit looks good laxlife!

Weird that you had the same shrinkage as me, only thing that really shrunk at all on mine was inseam and waist too. I wonder what it is about that particular pair.

[ufi]

x-post from HDC thread

Samurai S5000BK

7th months

5 washes, 1 seawash

[Megatron1505]

My favourite jacket.....

Love the Jin denim.

[stukovx]

710s:

[shinobi2000]

laxlife, did you try a size down? I'm curious how they would have fit. I tried on a 31 sized s510s a few weeks ago for the first time and couldn't believe the hip flare. But they didn't have a size 30 so I never knew if sizing down helps the fit better.

[laxlife1234]

No, I pretty much went TTS. I bought it off of Hiyo, so I didn't really have a choice. I am sure I could have sized down one but I am loving the fit so it doesn't really matter to me right now.

[blackmaged]

many others won't agree with me, but if i were you lax i would give em one more hot soak, tumble dry, then hot soak again (+ sun dry). this is what i do to any jeans that im between sizes for (i.e. i'll get the bigger size and use this method)

[laxlife1234]

I decided to to another soak... well, kind of wash. I threw it in the washer, so it is on extra hot/cold now, after I will sun dry them so hopefully if they will shrink there is going to be a lot of shrinkage. I will post up pictures tomorrow if anything has changed.

[laxlife1234]

Sorry for the picture overload on this page

But here they are after a hot wash, dried within 2 hours which surprised me.

Here are measurements as well 1st is pre-soak, second is post 2nd soak:

Waist: 15.5" / 14.5" (stretched back out as I was buttoning up the denim)

Inseam: 37" / 35.5"

Thigh: 11.5" / 11.25"

Knee: 8.75" / 8.25"

Hem: 8.5" / 8"

Front Rise: 10.25" / -

After the first soak they barely shrunk, so I threw them in for a hot wash and they shrunk a bit, not THAT much, but enough to ensure a nice fit.

[blackfuture]

All of the unsanforized denim I've played with have required at least a hot wash to get a big chunk of the shrinkage out; a soak won't do. They need that agitation.

[laxlife1234]

Thats odd.. This was really the only pair that needed it. All my other pairs were fine to be honest (and that is a LOT of pairs).

[khez]

so i get my samurai 710s tomorrow, and i'm debating between a hot wash and a hot soak in boiling water. at the moment, i'm leaning towards a hot wash.

from searching this thread, it seems that hot washes get more shrink out but at what expense? will the jeans lose more indigo? on average, how many hot washes does it take before the shrink is out?

i've also noticed that using boiling water damages the patch. does any such damage happen after a hot wash? why would i want to do a hot soak rather than a hot wash?

thanks in advance.

[chantheman]

so i get my samurai 710s tomorrow, and i'm debating between a hot wash and a hot soak in boiling water. at the moment, i'm leaning towards a hot wash.

go with the hot wash

from searching this thread, it seems that hot washes get more shrink out but at what expense? will the jeans lose more indigo? on average, how many hot washes does it take before the shrink is out?

dont worry about indigo loss. theres tons of indigo in these

i've also noticed that using boiling water damages the patch. does any such damage happen after a hot wash? why would i want to do a hot soak rather than a hot wash?

hot wash isnt as hot as boiling water. patch is leather, leather will cook if in the right conditions

thanks in advance.

hope this helps

[everyinchofgod]

so i get my samurai 710s tomorrow, and i'm debating between a hot wash and a hot soak in boiling water. at the moment, i'm leaning towards a hot wash.

from searching this thread, it seems that hot washes get more shrink out but at what expense? will the jeans lose more indigo? on average, how many hot washes does it take before the shrink is out?

i've also noticed that using boiling water damages the patch. does any such damage happen after a hot wash? why would i want to do a hot soak rather than a hot wash?

thanks in advance.

Wash them. As chantheman said, you have nothing to worry about with indigo loss, Samurai's have indigo to spare. The hot water alone won't shrink them all the way. The agitation will get a lot more shrinkage out of the way. Use a little Woolite Dark or Bronners soap and don't forget to turn them inside out!

[chantheman]

Wash them. As chantheman said, you have nothing to worry about with indigo loss, Samurai's have indigo to spare. The hot water alone won't shrink them all the way. The agitation will get a lot more shrinkage out of the way. Use a little Woolite Dark or Bronners soap and don't forget to turn them inside out!

o yea forgot this

[khez]

What causes the agitation? The spin cycle? I thought having the jeans in the spin cycle was something people tried to avoid?

[chantheman]

What causes the agitation? The spin cycle? I thought having the jeans in the spin cycle was something people tried to avoid?

just the movement of the water before the spin cycle

[louisbosco]

slight evo here and there on the s5000vx 24oz.

worn about 3 weeks.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^nice evo...those evolve fast, eh?

can't wait for the contest so I wore my S0500XX

[louisbosco]

b_F

well, they're fast for 3 weeks. i've been wearing it everyday so....

but well, only got a month or so more to wearing everyday. hopefully i'll see more fades peeking through.

[everyinchofgod]

What causes the agitation? The spin cycle? I thought having the jeans in the spin cycle was something people tried to avoid?

Definitely take them out before the spin cycle. Also, use the hottest setting on the washing machine, and use the gentle cycle. I also usually throw a pot of boiling water in as well, just don't pour it directly on the jeans.

[tropicalbird]

Don't forget the worcestershire sauce

[khez]

Don't forget the worcestershire sauce

totz hilar br0. yer funnay.

and thanks everyinchofgod

[khez]

just hot washed my jeans. think i could get more shrinkage out?

pre

post

[shinobi2000]

looks fine to me but ask that question here and you'll get "hell no" as a response prompting you to soak a 2nd or 3rd time :-)

[laxlife1234]

^I think you mean hell yes! But, yeah I would recommend it only cause you want the fades to match your body not so they don't match up!

[everyinchofgod]

just hot washed my jeans. think i could get more shrinkage out?

They will probably shrink a bit more with another hot wash. If you like them how they are, just wash them in cold water from now on.