Making Jeans, The Pre Wash Test

In this next instalment of our Making Jeans series we test all of our fabrics by popping samples in the wash! Washing your fabrics can change the colour, texture and size of your denim. It's important to remember that your fabric may shrink and change before you make your jeans, and continue to change after your have made them.
Coming soon in the series, we'll cover what jeans patterns are available for the home sewer.
Once we run through all of this information we are going to pick a couple of patterns and fabric each and make our own jeans. Follow us along the way on CZcams and over on Instagram.
All the fabrics we talk about have been sent to us by Minerva.com (tidd.ly/3GiybwQ), they have an excellent choice of denims at www.minerva.com. (Some links are affiliate links)
All of the fabrics are listed below and can also be found over on our blog. These are not listed in the order mentioned in the video but everything is listed here.
Stretch Fabrics
Mind The MAKER 356gsm Fargo Organic Raw Stretch Denim Fabric Blue
98% Cotton, 2% Elastane
tidd.ly/3winmHv
Mind The MAKER 360gsm Geri Organic Raw Stretch Denim Fabric Blue
98% Organic Cotton, 2% Elastane
tidd.ly/3a9I7wy
Minerva Core Range 220gsm Stretch Washed Denim Fabric
65% Cotton, 33% Polyester, 2% Elastane
tidd.ly/3PE4k6j
Mind The MAKER Getti Organic Chambray Fabric Blue
97% Cotton, 3% Elastane
tidd.ly/3yJ5c3s
Minerva Core Range 190gsm Stretch Soft Denim Fabric
62% Cotton, 35% Polyester, 3% Spandex
tidd.ly/3MmVKXu
Mind The MAKER 210gsm Hilma Organic Raw Stretch Denim Fabric Grey
97% Organic Cotton, 3% Elastane
tidd.ly/3loskfq
Mind The MAKER 215gsm Lora Organic Raw Stretch Denim Fabric Indigo
97% Organic Cotton, 3% Elastane
tidd.ly/3wpPx7B
Minerva Core Range 300gsm Stretch Washed Denim Fabric
97% Cotton, 3% Lycra
tidd.ly/3wvCpwl
Minerva Core Range 255gsm Stretch Yarn Dyed Denim Fabric
75% Cotton, 22% Polyester, 3% Spandex
tidd.ly/3sHyMCm
Minerva Core Range 220gsm Stretch Washed Denim Fabric
48% Cotton, 48% Polyester, 4% Elastane
tidd.ly/3sFAd4y
Minerva Core Range 280gsm Stretch Washed Denim Fabric
48% Cotton, 48% Polyester, 4% Elastane
tidd.ly/3Ni3Kce
Non-Stretch Fabrics
Minerva Core Range 130gsm Soft Washed Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3LmFLHr
Minerva Core Range 200gsm Washed Cotton Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3wC6OJn
Minerva Core Range 270gsm Polycotton Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3lpNr1b
Minerva Core Range 330gsm Heavy Rigid Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3t5VHI3
Minerva Core Range 375gsm Stonewashed Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3Ns7w2Z
Minerva Core Range 125gsm Washed Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3sIadVW
Minerva Core Range 280gsm Rigid Denim Fabric tidd.ly/39xdfWe
Mind The MAKER 138gsm Organic Raw Denim Fabric Blue tidd.ly/3FYuxIb
Minerva Core Range 290gsm Soft Washed Denim Fabric tidd.ly/3FUKjDY
Mind The MAKER 322gsm Organic Raw Denim Fabric Blue tidd.ly/3LriioL
Mind The MAKER 350gsm Washed Denim Fabric - All colours - tidd.ly/3Pqj5cC
Mind The MAKER 375gsm Organic Raw Denim Fabric Blue tidd.ly/3Lq2xhI
Mind The MAKER 429gsm Organic Raw Denim Fabric Cream tidd.ly/3lnw6G6
Mind The MAKER 458gsm Organic Raw Denim Fabric Black tidd.ly/3FWpIPo
Minerva Core Range 500gsm Heavy Rigid Denim Fabric Indigo Blue tidd.ly/3PsnaNq
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[@onelisashow]

I am loving all the info you two have collected and provided on denim. Thank you!

[@StitchSisters]

Our pleasure!

[@gamermeeka]

I'm trying to make some jeans for myself so this was great to watch

[@thenorthernsewist]

Wonderful, thankyou so much 😘

[@anessaharris9947]

🇨🇦😃 this series has been one of my favourites because I have developed an obsession with making myself stretch jeans and have been hunting down denim in every colour I can to make them with lol

[@StitchSisters]

oooh what a fun obsession!

[@anessaharris9947]

@@StitchSisters it really is… I just got white to make tie dye jeans and shorts for my son and I lol

[@lorainemunro7969]

🐯

[@craftymystic4868]

So, what about denim I paid a premium price for, that gets stiffer and stiffer in the wash, developing its own lines as I dry it, sold as 10.5 oz premium denim. I plan to soak it in Coke as a desperate measure to make this 3 yard piece useable. It was purchased in the US from a store you would recognize as a treat to myself. While I’ll never shop there again, it has been a huge disappointment and was wondering if there was anything I could do to soften this up. Thanks for everything! Super interesting. None of your denims have washed as badly as mine has.

[@StitchSisters]

Thats tricky. Did you contact the store after you bought it? There are various recommendations on google about washing with vinegar, washing with tennis shows in the wash, with bleach or with coke as you say. It does sound like the fabric is faulty though tbh.

[@mona1949]

Is this fabric sold in the USA?

[@StitchSisters]

Minerva ship internationally