IH-666D - 17oz Duck Slim Straight Cut Jeans - Brown

[ALEX1976]

@MikeC:

They shrink maybe an inch in inseam over the course of several washes. This is from Mankarat and Giles.

put a piece of wood in the waist during the soak…so u have control over the soak/shrunk;-)

[Seul]

He's not asking about shrinkage in the waist, Alex, but about shrinkage of the length.

[crankyfart]

@ALEX1976:

@MikeC:

They shrink maybe an inch in inseam over the course of several washes. This is from Mankarat and Giles.

put a piece of wood in the waist during the soak…so u have control over the soak/shrunk;-)

damn! i forgot about that!!!! would it help if i put a stick or hanger now while its drying to control the shrink in the waist?  the waist before soaking is perfect. any smaller means i'm screwed. 

[Seul]

You're not getting anything over 0.5" in shrinkage, even less more than probably… So just cuff for now and wear them and decide later on what to do...

[davito]

Dont worry volcano mate, just wear and enjoy, afterwards you may decide if another hem service is necessary. Dont worry about the waist too much you will get that +- half of an inch if needed if you are too worried put em on while damp 
best

[ALEX1976]

@Seul:

He's not asking about shrinkage in the waist, Alex, but about shrinkage of the length.

all ducks have 36,5 inseam…enough for shrinkage....unless volcano is 78,74 inch tall:-)

[crankyfart]

thanks for the advice mates. now it's hung to dry. it sure looks horrible in this state now.

[ALEX1976]

@volcano:

thanks for the advice mates. now it's hung to dry. it sure looks horrible in this state now.

hang  them @ the legs(turn over)…the weight of the wet cotton stretch them itself during drying

[Seul]

Flatten out the pants, make sure there are no major creases whilst drying.

[crankyfart]

@Seul:

Flatten out the pants, make sure there are no major creases whilst drying.

that's the straightest/flattest I can get them to be. hopefully when they dry up over the night, it'll look better. anyway feck it! it's just a pair of pants. my only concern is the length cos now I can't wear it with my converse kicks.

[Seul]

I had to triple cuff mine… Check my pics here... I'm having them hemmed but to 33" so I can still do a smal(ler) double cuff... Sure they're not selvedge but there's no reason why you shouldn't cuff mate!..

[crankyfart]

@Seul:

I had to triple cuff mine… Check my pics here... I'm having them hemmed but to 33" so I can still do a smal(ler) double cuff... Sure they're not selvedge but there's no reason why you shouldn't cuff mate!..

hahaha I had them hemmed today but it's still too long. I told 31.5 but it came back 32.5 which makes it hard to wear with my converse now.

[Seul]

Well if you abso-fucking-lutely don't wanna wear 'm cuffed for a bit, have 'm hemmed again!.. They really don't shrink much/ at all… Remember: I had a pair of 801s!..

[ronaldlsh]

I dont see why volcano is so worried about the length of the jeans haha.. Just hem them again if there is a need to mate!

[crankyfart]

@ronaldlsh:

I dont see why volcano is so worried about the length of the jeans haha.. Just hem them again if there is a need to mate!

i just went down to OGL to hem them yesterday evening so i don't wanna drive down all the way to have them hemmed again. 

anyway its still damp and i went to measure it. its 31.5" exactly! its like a miracle. i needed it to shrink from 32.5" to a 31.5" and now after soaking it, it really shrink exactly 1" in length! 

p.s/ i just used the hottest temperature that a shower tap can give thats all. soaked it for around 1-2 hours and then hung it to drip dry. 

[ronaldlsh]

Congrats! The inseam sometimes do shrink more than expected.

[crankyfart]

@ronaldlsh:

Congrats! The inseam sometimes do shrink more than expected.

my happiness was short-lived. just went to measure when it's almost dry and it's 32" now. urgh! tried on and I still can't wear it with my converse kicks. guess I gotta swing by OGL to get it re-hemmed soon. reckon 31" would be perfect for my converse kick.

[Giles]

Wear them for a few days first.  Let those combs set and see if they rise a little….

[crankyfart]

alright then. I'll see how things goes. thanks a lot G. still don't understand how it can go from 32.5" to 31.5" and then back to 32".

seem like a yoyo. up down up down.

[davito]

+1 with G. Give them time to settle a bit mate imho