please help: stonewashed jeans

[horse]

I thought I ordered stonewashed (Thinking they'd be light blue). I recieved jeans that were navy and thought damn they put the wrong ones in dispatch. - looked at the back label it says "wash separetley. indigo garments are designed to fade and loose their colour"
does this mean if I keep washing them and washing them they should turn out the light blue I've been looking for?

[NakedUntilNow]

Any denim, no matter what the quality will fade in the sun and the wash. The process of stone washing denim can be light or heavy giving different effects. You may have a lot of washes before achieving the colour you want.

Good luck.

[horse]

hi, yeah thanks for the reply. I have just been continually washing them and yes they are fading really well, must of done like 15 washes (silly amount yes but) I now have the look i want on them, like blue.

problem now is I'm obviosuly doing somthing wrong after they've been washed they feel like cardboard when wearing them how do you soften them? must be somthing i did wrong with the ion

[NakedUntilNow]

Hi

Firstly, don't iron denim if you can help it. Jeans just don't need to be ironed. To soften them use a fabric softener. They do work.

Also, next time you wash them don't use too much powder and wash them on a low heat. Then dry them naturally and not in a dryer or on a radiator.

[horse]

thanks nakeduntilnow, yes I am a bit of a new'b :lol: