Washing raw denim?
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- SteveJobs0
affluent look, with the homeless aroma.
- Douglas0
Go buy a six-er of Miller Chills and wear them swimming in the ocean. This is what makes a QBN Man.
- inkpink0
see Dry denim:
- moniker0
Wash your pants you dirty hippy!!
Do you want to be drinking cranberry juice for a week?
- SteveJobs0
so what happens if you spill something on them? do you just throw them away and start over?
- set0
I knew fuck all about denim until this thread... I'll still be washing my fucking jeans. To be fair though most of my jackets have never and will never be washed. Not worn next to skint though
- Douglas0
"Wearing jeans for long periods of time removes indigo dye where there is the most wear. Washing them removes indigo evenly throughout the jeans making the wear less distinct. Cold water removes minimal indigo while machine wash removes maximum indigo. Black woolite is supposed to prevent a lot of indigo loss however most people will tell you to use organic soap because I believe it doesn't have any active ingredients that would aid indigo loss."
- haha nice copy/ paste there..
http://www.styleforu…e-pill - ...and here i thought it was your poste-pill
- it was in quotes. eddiescarabin
- did you missthe "..." ...?set
- didnt notice it.. oppse-pill
- right, my own advice was to get some cheap beer and go swimming in the ocean.Douglas
- i'll source my quote next time for ya.Douglas
- and e-pill will search where you got it frommust_dash
- haha nice copy/ paste there..
- e-pill0
read up on Indigo Dye.. and its properties.
- lukus_W0
I like the romantic notion of wearing a pair of jeans which fit like a glove, and are aged and creased as they're worn in - but I think they maybe need at least dry cleaning in modern society. Unless you live on a ranch.
- Putting jeans with 8 months worth of sweat and crud ingrained, into the freezer, sounds dodgy to me.lukus_W
- scarabin0
this thread is disgusting
- lukus_W0
Why not re-dye them with more indigo?
- olem0
i managed to find an old nudie brochure for a pair of my jeans and i'm just gonna type what it says about washing and some general perspective from people who knows jeans. hopes this clarifies and helps:
Wearing your Nudie jeans for at least six months before you wash them is only valid for dry indigo coloured denim. Not black denim. Not prewashed denim. For the best result choose heavy dry denim, 13-14oz or more. For example dry selvage. The dry fabrics in lighter weights and stretch can also be worn in this way but you won't get the same strong abrasions and the fabric is not as strong as the heavyweight denims.
If you use them a lot and wait at least six months before washing them, the jeans will get fabolous. The indigo will be worn off in places where you make natural creases.
When you finally wash your well worn jeans, the indigo will fade and you will get contrasts in these places.
If you wash them too early the indigo just bleeds out over the whole garment and gives an even, dark indigo colour and the magic process is gone.If you need to remove stains before the first wash, do not use washing powder. Just rub with some water. If you need to get rid of smell, hang them outside in damp weather or put them in the freezer.
After using your dry jeans for a long time, turn them inside out and wash in 40 or 60 degrees celsius. Higher temperature gives higher contrast. Stretch out the inseam when the jeans are still damp. Do not dry tumble. Let them dry hanging.
When you buy your jeans they probably fit perfectly. During your "daily" wear they stretch from the warmth of your body. When you wash them after six months they shrink all these "stretched out" inches from your wearing them plus the normal shrinkage. Some people feel they do not fit into the garment after wash, but if you try on your jeans while they are still damp they easily stretch and fit to your body. Within an hour they are back to feel like your favourite again.
- yes, thanks my points are only for indigo dry raw denim and noting else..e-pill
- any other type of denim dyed or treated wash as you see fit..e-pill
- nice advice in that post.. thanks for posting it.e-pill
- THANKS!CuriousGeorge
- holy fuck that's a lot of instructions for a pair of pantsletterhead
- =)olem
- learned something new tadey! lolsea_sea
- lukus_W0
Ahh.. so the idea isn't to keep them deep blue - it's to get the creases in the right places.
- now you got it!!e-pill
- indigo has a special process in making the best looking jeans per individual..e-pill
- I still think dry cleaning would be okay.lukus_W
- its takes a few months, and once you get there, the results are great.e-pill
- dry clean after that first cold water wash.. but not before. you arent wearing it everydaye-pill
- now i want some.sea_sea
- brains0
I've gone over a year without washing my nudies. They are looking fan fuckin' tastic.
- georgesIII0
I've worn the same underwear for 9 weeks now,
I don't see whats wrong with this subject,- you should post that on a flyer in the spot where your bike was stolen.e-pill
- ouch low blow,
thanks god I'm wearing my adamantium undiegeorgesIII - adamantium undies is that like a chastity belt? nothing gets in nothing gets out..? :Pe-pill
- olem0
speaking of:
- xcarlx0
i just threw up a little.