starching jeans

[psyiko]

okay ive been looking through many posts and it may be taht i missed it, but what exactly do you guys do when you starch your jeans? do you starch a little then wear it? or do you spray it then let it dry? could someone help a newcomer out?

[johninger]

If you want to be super repro then the starch in potatoes is the traditional way to do it...

You should boil up some potatoes, best for this would be a yukon gold or a russet.

Make sure the water is salted and boiling before you put the water in. Should take about 10 minutes at sea level, you can check if it is ready if a fork can pierce it easily.

Take the skin off and mash really well, set aside half.

With one half rub all over your jeans aiming to get a fine paste of potato all over. With the other half add butter and season to taste.

What you have now is a pair of starched jeans and some dinner.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[john11f]

nice one, johninger.

[johninger]

john11f, feel free to distribute my recipes on the internet.

Although i will retain animation rights for Pete the Potato Pincher...

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[doke]

hey, i was also a new comer to starching, but i tried the other day...

just sprayed til i could feel them wet, then just sat back down and did some work.

they dried..

[Marcus]

I wonder what would happen if you followed the recipe?

Edited by Marcus on Oct 20, 2005 at 05:10 AM

[Phrost3]

lol your jeans would probably mold and get all kinds of bugs sifting though them. I noticed on my APC jeans that whenever they are lightly dipped in a soft detergent and left to line dry, the areas become really rigid.

[psyiko]

did you spray the entire jeans? or did you just spray specific area?

[Corbin Law]

spray your crotch area, like where you usually see those horizontal whiskers on washed/distrressed jeans.

and spray behind the knee, alot, spray that a shit load, and just along the whiskers a bit

chwa?

[doke]

hmmm,

i sprayed those places alot, but also all over.. figured it couldnt hurt.. ?

[johninger]

Quote:

I wonder what would happen if you followed the recipe?

Edited by Marcus on Oct 20, 2005 at 05:10 AM

--- Original message by Marcus on Oct 20, 2005 05:09 AM

You would have a delicious snack...

...And a f@#ked up pair fo jeans

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[doke]

also,

just remembered i spilt a little bit of tomato sauce on my nudie slim jims unwashed (almost a month wear) jeans last night... how should i go about cleaning? i immediatly got some water and tryed to wash it a little while still wearing them, now the area has gone that orangey colour. its fairly small, but it would be good to get it off...

And when you cats go out, do you wear your dry jeans out? im too scared because of all the smoke, and major probablitly that i will spill my booze all over them??

Also, theyre starting to smell... how do you guys keep them not smelling for 8months?!

i read febreeze?

[johninger]

smoke didnt penetrate most of my raws until they softened a little. i think it is the residual weaving starch that sort of keeps out the odours.

Man you have to wear them out, if you want to wear them in you have to wear them as much as possible...

Best thing for smells is to hang them in sun inside out after spraying with a little febreeze. But i went 8 months without washing mine and the smell never got bad.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[adsurgo]

starch clears up the smell a little. its probably good to flip em inside out and spray them with a smell freshener then hang em overnight.

i dont knwo how to get out the stain but i would jsut leave it. they wear how they wear, if shit spills.. leave it, if shit rips... leave it.

as far as going out and what not, i wear mine out... but im straight edge so i couldnt help you out on if im afraid to spill my booze.

[Corbin Law]

Quote:

also,

just remembered i spilt a little bit of tomato sauce on my nudie slim jims unwashed (almost a month wear) jeans last night... how should i go about cleaning? i immediatly got some water and tryed to wash it a little while still wearing them, now the area has gone that orangey colour. its fairly small, but it would be good to get it off...

And when you cats go out, do you wear your dry jeans out? im too scared because of all the smoke, and major probablitly that i will spill my booze all over them??

Also, theyre starting to smell... how do you guys keep them not smelling for 8months?!

i read febreeze?

--- Original message by doke on Oct 20, 2005 04:35 PM

gettign beer stains and other alcohalic beverages wont hurt your jeans. but do wear them out, it adds to the effect of breaking them in

chwa?

[johninger]

Only problem is when the alcohol you spilt goes rancid so i would avoid spilling and if you do dab off...

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[Corbin Law]

someone asked about whether you should let them dry or wear them

starch them like mad so they are damp then put them on immeditately

do some strectches or some lunges just to give your creases a little extra shape and from there itll wear alot more with the increased stiffness

chwa?

[johninger]

so corbin is that the treatment you did on your nudies in that other thread...

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[breakfasteatre]

I have spilt alot of beer on my stfs, and they do not smell like beer right now, i dont know how i havent spilt a bunch of other shit on them though

[johninger]

starching thread were so 2005.

If loving denim is wrong i don't want to be right.

[levistrauss]

Levi says 'don't starch your jeans'. All this activity to speed up the aging process is unnecessary. Not to mention perverse.

[allacedout]

^^ :|

i starch my raw denim this way:

spray a shit load of starch behind the knees, and at the crotch, run over it quickly, QUICKLY, with a hot iron, then put them on right away. you will be able to feel the dampness from the starch.

then what i do, is sit cross legged in front of my computer watching a DVD or whatever , they'll be dry before you know it, and there will be some awesome creases too.

peace.