But what about the What kind of denim washing advice should you give them? This tool was built purposely for people who sell jeans. And it depends on the customer and his needs. The first thing you need to consider is how detailed your guidance needs to be. This will be determined by how much the customer already knows about denim. The less your customer knows and wants to know , the fewer details you need to include in your washing guidance.
The initial assessment builds on your interaction with the customer. Did he seem genuinely interested? You can also think about what kind of questions he asked? Or if he used any denim lingo? Where your customer sits on that scale determines how much detail you can go into.
The second question looks into what the customer wants the jeans will look like months or even years into the future.
When you wear and wash your jeans, the colour changes. How you wash hugely impacts the fade. The easiest way to find out what kind of fade your customer is looking for is to ask. Does he want the jeans to fade in a certain way? Having a worn-in and washed pair of your most popular raw denim styles on display help the customer visualise how he can expect the jeans to evolve.
And a garment made from the same denim, such as a jacket, may also do the job. If the customer wants high contrast fades, the general advice is to wash the jeans as little as possible and wear them as much as possible.
Again, think about how much the customer actually wants to know before you go off on a rant about indigo dyeing. When you wear and wash the jeans, the dyestuff gradually rubs off and the white core of the yarn becomes visible. If the customer asks, this process is call ring dyeing. You can learn more the dyeing process on pages of Blue Blooded.
There are four types of jeans: unsanforized, raw sanforized, black and industrially-washed. If you plan to wash shrink-to-fits which I would always recommend , buy them a little too big in the waist and a lot too long. Before you start wearing the jeans, give them a soak a hand-wash without detergent. The warmer the water the higher the shrinkage.
After the first soak, wash the jeans whenever needed with either hand-washing or machine-washing. If you want high contrasts, postpone machine-washing as long as possible. If you plan to never wash a pair of unsanforized jeans, buy a size that fits. Sanforization is a fabric finishing process that eliminates shrinkage. However, I would still recommend a pre-wear soak for sanforized raw denim jeans hand-washing without detergent.
But remember that this may give you less pronounced contrasts in the fade. Like with unsanforized denim, high contrasts comes when you postpone machine-washing as long as possible and wear the jeans as much as possible. Just remember that the consequence is less durable denim. When you have to wash, do it by hand and remember to add vinegar every time you wash! In this particular case, you can skip the pre-wear soak, even though the jeans are raw, to avoid any colour loss.
Finally, when your jeans eventually start to fade—and they will—you can make the denim black again with domestic dyes like this one from Dylon. Industrially-abraded jeans are the ones that are already faded when you buy them. Garment finishing covers a host of treatment techniques that emulate what happens when you wear and wash your jeans yourself. And if they have rips on them when you buy them you should expect the rips to grow. Denimhunters is a knowledge portal for denim enthusiasts and newcomers.
Start your hunt here! This article was written by Thomas Stege Bojer, the founder and owner of Denimhunters. Pre-washed and pre-treated denim has a shorter lifespan compared to dry denim, as the cotton fibres are softer and thinner after treatments. In any case, extending the life of your favourite pair of jeans is a fairly easy task.
When it comes to repairing your jeans there are a couple of different options. If you live near one of the Nudie Jeans stores that offer repairs free of charge, then just head in with your jeans and Nudie will be happy to help you out. You can check the Nudie Jeans Co. Alternatively, you can opt to do it yourself with a Nudie Jeans Repair Kit. How to Care for Denim. Tips from Nudie Jeans Co. Check out the useful tips below on how to care for your Nudie Jeans.
Gritty Jackson Dry Maze Selvage Tips for washing your dry denim jeans Nudie suggests that a pair of dry jeans should be worn for six months before washing to get the best results. The higher the temperature, the more contrast you will achieve. Use an environmentally friendly washing powder without bleach. Stretch the inseam while the jeans are damp to avoid too much shrinkage.
Hang to dry, do not tumble dry. After the first wash, your jeans will feel tighter. If you wash your dry jeans too early, the indigo just bleeds out over the whole garment, producing an even, dark indigo colour. Bobbejaan , Sep 15, ThinFinn New Member. ThinFinn , Sep 18, Take as long as possible, i have a few pairs that have already hit the "6 month" marker but im still holding out.
The longer you wait, after that first wash youll have a pair of nice looking jeans. If they smell "air them out". Cr1sp New Member.
Suggest soaking in hot water, but i would try and wait until you see contrasts before soaking. Cr1sp , Jun 15, Max Power New Member. And soaking gets the starch out, turns the water yellow , so if you don't want a rigid feeling, soak.
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