@neph93:

^ I think it would be a good idea.

Thanks, guess I'll have to wait one more day to break them in. 

I didn't follow the guide and only did a 30 minute cold soak since my daughters needed to take their bath. The UPS delivery didn't happen until late. I probably should have waited till today, but I wanted to get to wear them the whole weekend. I did a 50 minute cold wash in the washer with no spin afterwards while they were still wet. I tried them on and it seems like the length shrunk, but not so much in the waist.

Do I need to do a longer soak for the constructional stitching?

@Alex:

@derrallg:

Do I need to allow for shrinkage with the hemming? I bought the IH888S with a hemming of 32 for the inseam which was just right.

Allow 2 inches, or soak then hem them local to you (i can send you a list of people in the USA)

Thanks for your help today @Alex with all my various questions both through here and email.

Do I need to allow for shrinkage with the hemming? I bought the IH888S with a hemming of 32 for the inseam which was just right.