question about washing a shirt

[ray]

i have a nom de guerre t-shirt with the persian writing all over it and i want to shrink it a little. it says dry clean only but will it really mess up if i try to wash it and dry it? is there any other way i can shrink it?

[minya]

Dry clean only? Never seen that for a t-shirt. Try throwing it in the dryer on warm or hot.

[haptronic]

ray

i would be careful about shrinking a printed t shirt.

the print will not shrink so you will get a buckled effect, it could ruin the whole look.

[minya]

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ray

i would be careful about shrinking a printed t shirt.

the print will not shrink so you will get a buckled effect, it could ruin the whole look.

--- Original message by haptronic on Jan 22, 2006 09:56 PM

doesn't that depend on how the shirt is printed?

[haptronic]

that is true, it does depend on the print,

the pics i 've seen of it, the print looks slightly gloss, which would prob make it platisol.

i may be totally wrong, but there is usually a reason for the washing instructions, and dryclean only, is that usual for a printed t.

if my assumtions are right then an all over print like that would look awful if it buckled.

edit:what is the fabric content?

Edited by haptronic on Jan 22, 2006 at 10:15 PM

[ray]

here are a few pics. hopefully this helps. the print definately doesn't look glossy.

Edited by ray on Jan 23, 2006 at 07:12 AM

[ddohnggo]

i have the same shirt. all it says is that it's made from imported materials.

[haptronic]

ok that is not plastisol, and because the fiber content tag just says imported materials.

then i would think that the washing instructions are inaccurate as well.

so it may in fact be safe to shrink.

if the print just feels like it's part of the fabric [i.e not raised],it could be either a sublimation print or reactive dyes [like Jay Allen uses] both of those would move with the cloth.

edit: if it has side seams a safer bet is to take the t-shirt, along with one that fits well to a tailor

to have it re cut

Edited by haptronic on Jan 23, 2006 at 11:20 AM