shrinking shirts.?

[solelifik]

whats the best way to shrink t-shirts, without causing fade is the logo or design?

[hahnstch]

haha, this is the reverse of my thread. why not throw it into dryer? i havent experienced any design fading because of tumble dry

[psyence]

turn shirt inside out, wash and rinse in warm water. tumble dry on highest setting.

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[lynt]

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turn shirt inside out, wash and rinse in warm water. tumble dry on highest setting.

--- Original message by psyence on Aug 14, 2005 06:44 PM

there lies my problem!

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[magicclean]

is it possible to shrink the tees by that method down by a size? i've got some L size tees that i think would fit me better if they were m or s, what was i thinking when i got those..

[psyence]

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is it possible to shrink the tees by that method down by a size? i've got some L size tees that i think would fit me better if they were m or s, what was i thinking when i got those..

--- Original message by magicclean on Aug 15, 2005 01:56 AM

Yes. It will probably only shrink one size if it is 100% cotton. I'm not too sure about other materials though.

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[notesee]

turn shirt inside out, wash and rinse in warm water. tumble dry on highest setting.

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Would this method work fine on white tees or colored only? I need to shrink a few white t-shirts with colored prints on them.

[rocker4life]

how about shrinking longsleeve woven shirts??

[mike lowrey]

hot water, wheter its a hot wash or a hot drying for a wet garment, usually tends to shrink it depending on material. pre-shrunk cotton might shrink 1%, certain type of wool will shrink 50%.

so for a white cotton tee, wash it in warm and then throw in the dryer. depending on how it has been washed before, it should shrink a bit. but again it really depends on the material, it varies for regular cotton too. if the shirt becomes too small you can stretch it back a bit by getting it wet, the shaping/stretching it by hand and laying it flat to dry.

for the woven shirt, is it cotton? should shrink as well, same method but I'd be a bit more careful with tumble dryer if you're using one, start with a warm drying program, if it doesn't do enough then get the shirt wet and put it on a hot cycle.

[rocker4life]

its cotton ...thnks