dry / raw / unwashed denim for dummies

[obsessis]

to get this board rolling, i'm suggesting a thread where people can educate people and cut down on the 'use the search button' comments. how about one about dry denim. why you wear it, why you like it, how to care for it, how you care for it, how to wash it without losing color, what to request from the dry cleaner/dry cleaning tips, soaking it, shrinkage, etc....

[ringring]

Use the search button LOL.

How to keep jeans rigid http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6563

Washing jeans in a machine http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6525

How to wash jeans and prevent fading http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6519

Dry cleaning or handwashing your jeans http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6242

Washing your jeans using vegetable soap http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5907

Washing your jeans in seawater http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5929

Washing oil stains in denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4354

Chlorine from a pool & denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=3646

Washing shrink to fit denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4476

More on shrinkage http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=1660

Cleaning candle wax off denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5958

Removing chewing gum from jeans http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=11410

There's a lot more, use the search button

(edit... to keep everything in the one place other gold threads are here)

denim 101 http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4612

denim porn links http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8389

making a pair of jeans-photo essay http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8363

apc&nudie picshttp://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5533

the big selvedge denim threadhttp://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=817&start=1

chainstitching talk <a href="http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=2574 " target="_blank">http://www.superfuture.com/city/supert

[emuRay]

Wow ringring, I admire your patience...

Perhaps a moderator can stick up this thread, as the search function seems really hard to find for some people...

[ringring]

Patience? It only took a few minutes.

Are people really that impatient?

[6MT]

i really feel bad for the people who isn't so familiar with this site and got curse the shit out of them...

and i really feel bad when people who simply are too lazy to make a effort to find out....

[triniboy27]

What's funny to me is when the new ppl miss the threads where other new ppl get cussed out and so proceed to make the same mistake and end up getting the eventual cussing out.

It's a vicious cussing cycle but so necessary.

[minya]

Holy crap, thanks, ringring. I'm stickying this thread.

[thedonger]

Ring Ring is that dude. Good work, man.

[bufo]

This thread is good for definitions:

Denim 101: http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4612

Edited by bufo on Dec 7, 2005 at 06:34 PM

[jens]

Hi, I'm just new to the forum and I have to say that there is a masive amount of info around here!

Have been a jeansfreak for quite long now so it's hard to tell me something new about jeans, though every once in a while it happens and the bringer of the happy news gets unmeasurable respect from me.

Good work!

[SteadyMadhectic]

very good info, i learn something new everyday~

[azad]

I'm well versed in sneakers and such, but the only fresh jeans companies I know of are Nudie and Evisu.

School me on some gear/tips for wear etc. I wear regular fit to a bit baggy, and i'm not willing to spend more than $200 on a pair.

thanks in advance!

-az

copied from a locked thread...

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[BumbaClot]

If i see one more thread with "STF" or "Starch" in the title i'm going to have to burn down evey niketown in the freeworld.

Amateurs do your research or stay on niketalk.

Edited by BumbaClot on Mar 15, 2006 at 11:44 PM

[__3xL]

Why do you feel like that bumba - STF is just a generic term for dry denim in their eyes - threating NikeTown is lame though for sure ...

I too am a NikeTalker - but have been well versed on denim for years . I bought a vintage pair of Levis on eBay approx 2001 and had them cuffed up and my dad literally stopped dead in his tracks and walked over to me kind of looking proud lol and said nice jeans son where / how did you get those .. I'm like uhh they're just Levis pops and he said no those are vintage kid . I said yeah I wanted some quality in my drobe and he said they are definately that .. They were redline STF 501 xx DS from 1982 or something not repros .. paid like $90 and I thought wow it costs to be the boss .. Now I know I got a pretty good price and own many more ..

[rabka]

ok....

good for you

ak

[mannen]

What do i do so i dont ruin my white sneakers with new unwashed jeans?

Last time i had a pair of new unwashed jeans was a pair of evisus (might have been fake evisus tough). The made my 20th century adidas superstar bad boy all blue. Totally f****d up those shoes.

What i wonder is do all unwashed jeans blead like that so you cant wear white sneakers wih them untill you wash them? Im thinking of buying a pair of unwashed acne jeans and dont wanna f***k up another pair of white sneakers

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[minya]

Quote:

What do i do so i dont ruin my white sneakers with new unwashed jeans?

Last time i had a pair of new unwashed jeans was a pair of evisus (might have been fake evisus tough). The made my 20th century adidas superstar bad boy all blue. Totally f****d up those shoes.

What i wonder is do all unwashed jeans blead like that so you cant wear white sneakers wih them untill you wash them? Im thinking of buying a pair of unwashed acne jeans and dont wanna f***k up another pair of white sneakers

--- Original message by mannen on Mar 26, 2006 03:40 PM

Try putting tape on the inside of the hems. That should prevent them from bleeding indigo onto white sneakers.

[PG2G]

Quote:

What do i do so i dont ruin my white sneakers with new unwashed jeans?

Last time i had a pair of new unwashed jeans was a pair of evisus (might have been fake evisus tough). The made my 20th century adidas superstar bad boy all blue. Totally f****d up those shoes.

What i wonder is do all unwashed jeans blead like that so you cant wear white sneakers wih them untill you wash them? Im thinking of buying a pair of unwashed acne jeans and dont wanna f***k up another pair of white sneakers

--- Original message by mannen on Mar 26, 2006 03:40 PM

Not, not all unwashed jeans bleed like that. The only pair of jeans I've owned that have bled were a pair of one wash Rag & Bone RB6b. I hear the Nudie SSLE bleeds like hell too. My Kicking Mule's don't, my RRDS don't, and I only had them for a day or so... but I don't think my Acne Max Raw did.

[mizanation]

thanks everyone for the help. i am so amazed by everyone's knowledge. i have learned a lot from reading all the posts. PEACE!

[Guest Benz]

Always good links and advises, thanks! I learn a lot about denim with you and the other denimfreak!

I remember one day you were looking for a special book about denim, I got it! History of denim, from french de nimes invention to nowdays... Story of rivets, story of threads, cut and advertising, a bible...

Don't know yet how to put a photo, next time then...

[airfrogusmc]

My advice wear'm raw unwased for as long as possible. 6 months if you can then rinse(sink or tub) cold water only and air dry...

[horriblyjollyjinx]

How to get the right size and cut

http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-to-get-right-size-and-cut_04.html

List of slim Japanese jeans

http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2006/05/buyers-guide-slim-japanese.html

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[tweeds]

via cmf's post:

DIY Distressing from ringring: http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=1011&start=31

[cheapmuthafukr]

yeah... i guess i should have put it in here

shit...

[Chicken]

^ but thanks for digging up old threads that are very insightful.

--grasshopper

[cheapmuthafukr]

i figured id put up some threads that i saw as a young lurker. im still looking for more. this place has really changed.

shit...

[dmckay]

Maybe this thread should be renamed?

[walletboy]

to get this board rolling, i'm suggesting a thread where people can educate people and cut down on the 'use the search button' comments. how about one about dry denim. why you wear it, why you like it, how to care for it, how you care for it, how to wash it without losing color, what to request from the dry cleaner/dry cleaning tips, soaking it, shrinkage, etc....

The links go to the home page. Please check it. Thanks

[walletboy]

Use the search button LOL.

How to keep jeans rigid http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6563

Washing jeans in a machine http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6525

How to wash jeans and prevent fading http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6519

Dry cleaning or handwashing your jeans http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=6242

Washing your jeans using vegetable soap http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5907

Washing your jeans in seawater http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5929

Washing oil stains in denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4354

Chlorine from a pool & denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=3646

Washing shrink to fit denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4476

More on shrinkage http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=1660

Cleaning candle wax off denim http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5958

Removing chewing gum from jeans http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=11410

There's a lot more, use the search button

(edit... to keep everything in the one place other gold threads are here)

denim 101 http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=4612

denim porn links http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8389

making a pair of jeans-photo essay http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=8363

apc&nudie picshttp://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=5533

the big selvedge denim threadhttp://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=817&start=1

chainstitching talk <a href="http://www.superfuture.com/city/supertalk/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=2574 " target="_blank">http://www.superfuture.com/city/supert

Links are broken/

[tweeds]

ah shit. since the forum revamped the addresses are all different. could a mod edit the post?