Hoody too big, tips on shrinking it down to fit

[homi29]

So i managed to get one of the hundreds paisley hoodies, but its a bit big for me.

i bought a Large , thinking they'd be more fitted. I need to shrink it down to about what a medium is like, most of the problem is w/ the length of it.

anyone have wash / dry instructions so ill be able to shrink it perfectly? Thanks guys

[TheSoleSociety]

Dont warm water wash yours and then throw it in the tryer. I did that to mine and it came out with a wiggly zipper.

Anyone know how to get rid of my wiggly zipper?

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[jasonm]

these questions are so stupid.

first of all i think its funny you thought hundreds would make they're ugly hoodie fitted. have you seen how those dudes dress?

second, just shrink the thing. hot water/dryer.

third, 'wiggly zipper', are you an idiot? its wiggly because you shrank it and there too much zipper, so clearly the only way to fix this is to have you mom put a new zipper on it.

you dudes have no common sense, just throw that thing out its disgusting anyway.

[culture]

if its got a zipper, you wont be able to shrikn it unless you take it off, and put a smaller one on. otherwise youll get teh above mentioned 'wiggly zips'

[homi29]

man, stop being a hater. its a matter of taste.

I didnt expect it to be that FITTED , but i wasnt able to get a Medium, so i gambled on the large, since L in some brands fits me fine...

[homi29]

and while to some it may be common sense, theres a right way to do things, just look @ the complicated details ppl mention when washing their selvedge..

i usually wash in cold water, so i dont experience the wiggly zipper at all

[coolhunter]

it helps if you wash it with the zipper closed.

[pilot]

aren't those things in decent demand right now? If I were you, I'd sell the large and just try to buy a medium off someone else. If you try to shrink it too much it might become misshapen, or have the aformentioned zipper problem,

say zipper and hoodie are 28 inches long right now (random number) If you wash the hoodie on hot and dry hot, the fabric will probably shrink, but the metal/plastic zipper will not. You would then have a couple extra inches of zipper compared to fabric, and the only place it has to go is outwards.

I know they might be selling for more than the original retail right now, but you could probably get the going price on your large and then just use that cash to get a medium.

[homi29]

yeah good point

currently im trying to do a local trade, so any toronto cats need a L in exchange for a white medium, get at me.

anyway, ill give it a few more days, but its good knowledge to have in general. Its so frustrating when u cant get ur perfect size

[ddohnggo]

is there no way to avoid zipper wrinkles on a zip hoody since it's more or less inevitable that the hoody will shrink?

[mlproject]

to get your hoodie to fit, buy your size

[JOSHBEE]

Quote:

these questions are so stupid.

first of all i think its funny you thought hundreds would make they're ugly hoodie fitted. have you seen how those dudes dress?

second, just shrink the thing. hot water/dryer.

third, 'wiggly zipper', are you an idiot? its wiggly because you shrank it and there too much zipper, so clearly the only way to fix this is to have you mom put a new zipper on it.

you dudes have no common sense, just throw that thing out its disgusting anyway.

--- Original message by jasonm on Mar 31, 2006 12:54 PM

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[lucense]

Is there any way to fix cotton shirts that have been shrunk in a dryer? My school's washer is a bitch about that kind of stuff, and it shrunk some Ames Brothers shirts I have. Is it as easy as just washing it on cold and air drying it?