If ya haven't done this, it's an art that has many methods. My method, which I'd previously used successfully, involves putting them on and soaking in a warm tub (see link - thank you Al Gore for the internet). However, my vintage tub would probably soak up the leaching indigo, so on to Plan B.
Plan B involved waiting for a nice, hot day like today (99+ in the shade?), putting on the 501s, soaking myself and wearing them until I felt they "took," then into the washing machine. And my plan went fine until I realized 1) I hadn't looked at the "first washing" instructions, and 2) I had no modest way to get from the garage (where the laundry is) to the house once I divested myself of the 501s!
So, I got to wander around the yard until the indigo drips were minimal, tread lightly through the house to get the instructions and a pair of shorts, then back outside to more soaking and reading a book while my pants set.
Anyway, they're in the laundry now, and should come out great. Last time I did this they were the best-fitting pair of jeans I had, and they seemed to last a longer time before the knees blew out, too.
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