Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered

$335.00

The Strike Gold 5104 jean is their new straight tapered fit. This jean has a medium rise and has some room in the top block while tapering from the lower knee for a small leg opening.

With this new 5104 (straight tapered) model Strike Gold have produced a 15oz unsanforized denim made of pure indigo warp threads and a light gray weft thread. The denim is very interesting because they used a super short slub cotton for the weft threads. This is a cotton staple so short we believe it's shorter than the sugar cane fibers used in Sugar Cane's famed Okinawa and Hawaii jeans, except those use a slub fiber (sugar cane) in the warp and weft of the denim. Using a cotton staple this short is tricky when producing a fabric that should be rugged and somewhat heavy in weight because the yarns need to be spun at a far slower pace and therefore increasing the risk of the shuttle yarn (aka, the weft thread) snapping far more often than it already does. The slow spinning of the thread should not be confused with the tension or speed of a loom, spinning of yarns is a process which happens far before any loom is involved in making a fabric. All this work results in a denim that looks like no denim we've seen before. The process used gives the denim an extremely uneven texture, but not necessarily slubby looking. Our best description is that at a 45 degree angle it can be compared closely to a vintage hand-woven Persian rug, but not so much that most people wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference outside of the deeper color. The jean looks like an indigo colored denim but has a deeper blue hue from the weft threads peaking through the indigo warp threads. It's a jean like this which reminds us that we haven't seen it all, yet.

They've upped the weight to 15oz and it comes in loomstate form, due to the abrasive nature of the denim when raw the jean will age faster than most jeans and yield an high contrast fade with normal wear.

Strike Gold has gone to the extent of getting custom rivets made which have a male part made of iron and a female piece made of copper. The reason for this is that the male piece will begin to rust over time but the female piece will darken and leaf over time giving the wearer a well rounded aging pattern even on the rivets. Crazy for some, essential for others.

Disclaimer: These jeans are made of unsanforized denim, when washed the denim will shrink 1" in the waist, 2.5" in the length (inseam), and approximately .3" in the thigh/knee/leg opening/rise. Please keep this in mind when choosing your size. The denim will also stretch in the waist up to 1" after approximately 30 wears.

Specifications
15oz Unsanforized Right Hand Twill Japanese Selvedge Denim w/ a Super Short Slub Weft Yarn Gray Dyed Weft Threads Pure Indigo Dyed Warp Threads Gold Sparkle Selvedge Id Hidden Rivets Button Fly Deerskin Leather Tag Iron Male Rivet - Copper Female Rivet Straight Tapered Fit
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Hemming (optional)
You can have your jeans hemmed with a vintage Union Special Chainstitching Machine at Self Edge. Enjoy the same look found on vintage jeans and all jeans from our Japanese manufacturers by retaining the chainstitched hem by having your jeans hemmed by us on our vintage Union Special 43200g Chainstitching machine. With a chainstitch your hem will form a beautiful roping effect over time due to the opposite pull of denim during regular wear and washing/shrinking. Wabi-Sabi Indeed. By clicking the “Add to Cart” button you agree to waive all rights to exchange/return this product. Please pay close attention to the measurements and notes for the jeans you are purchasing.
SIZE CHART
Size 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 38
Waist 30" 31" 32" 33" 34" 35" 37.5" 39"
Inseam 39" 39" 39" 39" 39" 39" 39" 39"
Thigh 11.25" 11.75" 12" 12.25" 12.5" 12.75" 13.25" 13.5"
Knee 8.5" 8.75" 9" 9.1" 9.5" 9.6" 9.75" 9.75"
Leg Opening 6.75" 7" 7.25" 7.5" 7.75" 8" 8" 8.25"
Front Rise 10" 10" 10.25" 10.25" 10.5" 10.5" 10.75" 10.75"
Back Rise 13.75" 13.8" 14" 14" 14.25" 14.5" 14.5" 14.75"

The Strike Gold 5104 jean is their new straight tapered fit. This jean has a medium rise and has some room in the top block while tapering from the lower knee for a small leg opening.

With this new 5104 (straight tapered) model Strike Gold have produced a 15oz unsanforized denim made of pure indigo warp threads and a light gray weft thread. The denim is very interesting because they used a super short slub cotton for the weft threads. This is a cotton staple so short we believe it's shorter than the sugar cane fibers used in Sugar Cane's famed Okinawa and Hawaii jeans, except those use a slub fiber (sugar cane) in the warp and weft of the denim. Using a cotton staple this short is tricky when producing a fabric that should be rugged and somewhat heavy in weight because the yarns need to be spun at a far slower pace and therefore increasing the risk of the shuttle yarn (aka, the weft thread) snapping far more often than it already does. The slow spinning of the thread should not be confused with the tension or speed of a loom, spinning of yarns is a process which happens far before any loom is involved in making a fabric. All this work results in a denim that looks like no denim we've seen before. The process used gives the denim an extremely uneven texture, but not necessarily slubby looking. Our best description is that at a 45 degree angle it can be compared closely to a vintage hand-woven Persian rug, but not so much that most people wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference outside of the deeper color. The jean looks like an indigo colored denim but has a deeper blue hue from the weft threads peaking through the indigo warp threads. It's a jean like this which reminds us that we haven't seen it all, yet.

They've upped the weight to 15oz and it comes in loomstate form, due to the abrasive nature of the denim when raw the jean will age faster than most jeans and yield an high contrast fade with normal wear.

Strike Gold has gone to the extent of getting custom rivets made which have a male part made of iron and a female piece made of copper. The reason for this is that the male piece will begin to rust over time but the female piece will darken and leaf over time giving the wearer a well rounded aging pattern even on the rivets. Crazy for some, essential for others.

Disclaimer: These jeans are made of unsanforized denim, when washed the denim will shrink 1" in the waist, 2.5" in the length (inseam), and approximately .3" in the thigh/knee/leg opening/rise. Please keep this in mind when choosing your size. The denim will also stretch in the waist up to 1" after approximately 30 wears.

Specifications
15oz Unsanforized Right Hand Twill Japanese Selvedge Denim w/ a Super Short Slub Weft Yarn Gray Dyed Weft Threads Pure Indigo Dyed Warp Threads Gold Sparkle Selvedge Id Hidden Rivets Button Fly Deerskin Leather Tag Iron Male Rivet - Copper Female Rivet Straight Tapered Fit
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
Strike Gold 5104 Weft Slub Jean - Straight Tapered
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