Washing raw denim?
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- 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
- Raniator0
Dark denim is best washed with fabric conditioner only.
- scarabin0
this thread is disgusting
- duckofrubber0
Not this again!
- lukus_W0
Why not re-dye them with more indigo?
- lnu0
- kult0
e-pill is doing a respectable job of holding down this fort. Even if it does smell like hairy thighs.
- Invalid0
This thread has inspired me. I picked up a pair of raw Wranglers on the weekend. Will let you know in 12 months how they go.
I'd post a picture of my 8 month old Edwins (Red Selvage), but like I said, the dry cleaner made them fade too much.
- kona0
8 months? wtf! i wash my jeans twice a day.
i have to really, i have a bad gas problem. don't judge me.
- 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
- CALLES0
what about pizza sauce stains
- mg330
- crayz0
Put them in the freezer as often as possible. Inside a water tight bag. This'll will slow any bacteria multiplying. And it's so a awesome putting on frozen jeans.
- sublocked0
So...I hang my jeans up, folded in half on a rod. Will this wear on raw denim like if I were wearing it?
- Invalid0
do not dry clean! i wore my edwins for 9 months. took them to get dry cleaned and the fuckers ruined them.
- thed0
some advice from A.P.C.
A.P.C. offers the following “denim washing recipes” in order to get the most character out of your denim:
Extremist Recipe - Let your jeans get dirty for as long as possible. First wash: dry clean. Following Washes: soak your jeans for about an hour in water with Woolite Black added, rinse, roll in a terrycloth towel and hang up to dry.
Semi-Extremist Recipe – Soak your jeans for about an hour in water with Woolite Black added, don’t scrub, rinse, wring and hang up to let the water drain.
Machine Recipe - Machine wash at 30 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit), delicate cycle, no spin cycle, with Woolite Black.
Seawater Recipe - Let your jeans get dirty for as long as possible, go swimming in the ocean wearing your jeans, rub your jeans with dry sand, and repeat several times. Rinse in fresh (not salt) water and let dry in the sun.