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Shrinking Jackets

xCensored

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Jacket with a hood
84% cotton
16% polyester

Possible to shrink? Process of shrinking? How much will it shrink?
 

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Put it in a dryer after washing at high heat and you'll find out. Will mostlt shrink in the length, IME.
 

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you were talking about letting a tailor alter it right?
 

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Originally Posted by CitizenM
you were talking about letting a tailor alter it right?

I agree. Do not try and shrink something by blasting it in the dryer. You will damage the materials of the jacket, pay the extra money to get it tailored. If not, donate it to the salvation army and get a tax break.
 

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Put it on, pull the hood over your head and secure tightly. Lie in a hot bath until the hood pulls the underside of the armholes against your armpits. Step out of the bath and wait until completely dry. You might want to prepare a milkshake beforehand that you can zip with a straw through the opening of the hood until the garment is dry. The jacket will mould perfectly against your body. You will be the envy of all your friends and colleagues at work.
 

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Originally Posted by xCensored
84% cotton
16% polyester


Cotton will shrink, but polyester won't, so **** knows what would happen if you tried to shrink that. If you really want it smaller, have it altered properly.
 

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