How do i shrink 100% cotton shirts?

happycat wrote:

crayon851 wrote:

so the shirts have to be wet before putting them into the dryer? wet and hot?

Let that be your general rule of thumb - everything works better if it's wet and hot.

Keep in mind that not everything shrinks when hot, happycat. Some things shrink when cold.

Dorothy Parker wrote:

You can't. And why are you doin' strange stuff like that?

what makes you think this is strange dorothy?

people need to shrink cotton all the time.

There's a particular brand of pants I like that I've learned I have to get in the next size up, and I take them home and do what I suggested above, and they fit well right from the start.

If I bought the size that fits originally, after maybe 5 or 6 washing they will be too small and too short.

well theres some sort of latex design or some plastic design on it won't boiling water melt that?

Amigo wrote:

Wash in hot then dry in hot like you would anything else. After the second wash it won't shrink any more. The only draw back is that it wiil fade.

Not if you soak them in vinegar.

Give dark colors a good soak in vinegar when they are new and they won't fade as much.

Sometimes clothes do continue to shrink....I've got a shirt that I just wear when cleaning the house. When I bought it a couple of years ago it was much longer. I'd washed it quite a few times and nothing drastic happened. Then all of a sudden it seemed, the length shrunk at least 2 or 3 inches.

crayon....putting your t-shirts in hot hot water to soak once until it cools down is not going to damage it.

crayon851 wrote:

well theres some sort of latex design or some plastic design on it won't boiling water melt that?

I didn't SAY boil it!

Are you just jerking us around or what?

Ask your mom or most any other female, and most men, and they'll tell you to wash the *#%#*%!! thing in hot water, or soak it for a while in very hot water, and dry it in a hot drier!

Why is this so difficult for you to understand? Have you never washed clothes before?

In fact, if you've already washed them, I would bring a large pot of water to a boil....

then, turn off the heat and put in the shirts.
Let them soak until the water cools, then dry them in the drier.

If these are black or dark color t-shirts, add a couple of cups of white vinegar to the pot, it will keep the dark colors from fading.

Chai wrote:

Dorothy Parker wrote:

You can't. And why are you doin' strange stuff like that?

what makes you think this is strange dorothy?

people need to shrink cotton all the time.

There's a particular brand of pants I like that I've learned I have to get in the next size up, and I take them home and do what I suggested above, and they fit well right from the start.

If I bought the size that fits originally, after maybe 5 or 6 washing they will be too small and too short.

...hmmmmmmmmm.

Just never come across anyone doing that before. Maybe it's an American thing? Or I thought maybe a scientific experiment.

...hmmmmmmmmm.

Just never come across anyone doing that before. Maybe it's an American thing? Or I thought maybe a scientific experiment.