how do you wash yours

[PeterParker]

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[jstavrin]

Also posted in the Small Questions thread:

How does ANYONE wash their jeans in the washer machine? This pair has been washed so many times that I can't believe this sort of shit can still happen. Should I leave it alone and hope it comes out, or should I try and iron it or something? It's going down both shins and it looks absolutely ridiculous. I really hate it when I forget about the spin cycle.

[Forbidden]

Also posted in the Small Questions thread:

How does ANYONE wash their jeans in the washer machine? This pair has been washed so many times that I can't believe this sort of shit can still happen. Should I leave it alone and hope it comes out, or should I try and iron it or something? It's going down both shins and it looks absolutely ridiculous. I really hate it when I forget about the spin cycle.

I would say iron it out and next time just put it through a warm soak. Soaking with a little detergent does as much wonders as a soak cycle.

[jstavrin]

They weren't even particularly dirty. I was just being lazy, unfortunately.

[robbie]

Today i bought some soap nuts (also called washberries) to wash my jeans.

probably as organic/eco friendly/biodegradable as detergent will ever get..

I donno if they've been previousily discussed... here is a few pictures

These grow all over the place back home. I'd always heard stories of Cowboys using them.

Any info on how they worked out for you?

[devilish]

I always hand wash my jeans, the machine in my building sucks ass. I've actually found that Meyer's Lemon/Verbena dish soap works better than Dr. Bronners for getting the everyday grime out.

[morse9443]

I use super hot water and just reg detergent because I wash so infrequently. and avoid spin cycle like the plague. dry in the sun preferably.

j that crease will go away, running an iron over it might speed that up

[BIZ]

hand wash in tub with a little Bronners and hang dry.. If im lazy or dont care too much about the denim machine wash with bronners on gentle and hang dry

[jstavrin]

Yeah, false alarm. Hot iron+steam did the trick. Still, a pretty absurd crease.

[meroswarrior]

How do you wash/soak a pair of denim without ruining/changing the combs/stacks?

[rvoe30]

Don't wring and or iron the area and you're good to go

[Maynard Friedman]

Just bought a new (hideously expensive) Miele washer/dryer which has a dedicated 'Denim' wash setting!

[Megatron1505]

When you say hideously expensive, could you quantify? Are we talking Iron Heart/ Whites expensive, or Samurai AI/ Viberg expensive?

[Maynard Friedman]

If you have a look at the John Lewis website, you can decide for yourself, I'd rather not be explicit on here.

[Megatron1505]

Understood sir, just intrigued.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

but it serves you 15+ years

[Do7]

i hand wash my jeans.. it helps me relax ahhaha..

[schmallo15]

Just bought a new (hideously expensive) Miele washer/dryer which has a dedicated 'Denim' wash setting!

That's awesome.  Just checked it out online.  The setting is just called "jeans."  I wonder how it's different from the other settings?  Not that I'll ever buy the machine but any chance you could let us know how well the 'jeans' setting works? 

 

BTW, for those who use Bronners or something similar, Take5 (in Taipei) recommends hand washing using shampoo.  If it's good enough for your hair, it's good enough for your denim.

[Maddogwellz]

Bronners can be used for literally anything as well. Hair, clothes, and even teeth. It's all purpose cleaning!

[Maynard Friedman]

Schmallo, my setting is definitely called 'Denim', not 'jeans'. I think I'll give it a go with my Flat Heads this week.

[Double 0 Soul]

Who wants to back my companies kickstarter for a washing machine with a custom setting for each individual denim brand?

[Maynard Friedman]

Only if it's by brand with additional settings for model (incorporating weight), size and inseam length. I'd definitely be in.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

and you are able to choose between "vintage fades" or "high contrast fadezzz"

[Double 0 Soul]

Sweet its just £5million each then as more people come on board the price comes down, im hoping for sponsership from all the denim brands too. Secretly we will just have one setting that does them all the same way that way we can maximise our profits, Just like Miele.

[schmallo15]

Schmallo, my setting is definitely called 'Denim', not 'jeans'. I think I'll give it a go with my Flat Heads this week.

 

Hmm.  Maybe there are multiple versions.  Anyway, looking forward to your results.

[demonator]

i just go in front of a faucet and put some liquid soap on my hands and voila! thats how i wash mine

[BrownMetallic]

wabi-sabi on the 1st year [ie, of effective wear].  

 

'don't really have the need to go out of my way to wear them hard before the 1st wash.  reason being,  they get dirty & smelly quicker,  therefore they need to get washed sooner  ... can't stand the stench.  rather,  i rely more on friction & the slow/normal accumulation of dirt from extended wear. 

 

 

Woolite Dark :: cold wash, permanent cycle, no spin, on the 1st 2 washes :: always washed inside-out :: hang dry

Edited June 4, 2013 by BrownMetallic

[space_cowboy]

Reviving this old thread to see how/if people's washing methods have changed over time . Early on, I used to hand wash in a bath tub, but for the last ~10 years, my go to has been a cold machine wash on delicate with a hang dry. I try to go a few months before the first wash and then maybe once a month after that. Seems to work okay for me.

[Double 0 Soul]

Mine changed as recenly as last weekend..

i've always taken the utmost care in washing my denimz.. insomuch as, i wash them in the machine (without other garments) take them out before the spin cycle, wring over the sink then hang to dry on the line.

..alas, my vigilance has started to wane.. at the weekend, i had a very narrow window to get my jeans washed.. but the weather was glorious and i'd seen a hen of the woods fungi growing which i wanted to harvest before anyone else spotted it 😋

I usually wash on a 30°C but this was a collection of 6mths of stinky work tees, 1x sweatshirt and 1x pair of jeans.. i shoved them all in the machine.. stuck it on a 40°C to make sure i got tehm clean and started the wash cycle but a 40 in our machine takes 1.5hrs as opposed to a 30 which only takes 40mins..

Fuck that.. i wasn't waiting for 1.5hrs so i went for a bike ride.. by the time i got home they'd been sat in the machine for a good few hrs.. took them out and there was a couple of machine fades down the back of the legs.. 😭

Oh No! .. i'd committed the cardinal sin.. a sin i've ridiculed n00bs for numerous times in the past, i felt a bit disappointed in myself, huf! ..Monday morning i pulled them on at work, by dinner time they were covered in shite again so less fks were given..

[mlwdp]

I still hand wash mine.