Little Tricks on How to Wash Stretched Jeans to Shrink

Over time, gins lose their shape, stretch. Don't rush and buy new things.

Some simple rules and tips will help you save your favorite jeans and give them a new shape.

How to wash jeansso that they sit down, become one size smaller - at what water temperature? How to seat only in one specific place? You will find answers to questions in the article.

Is it possible to make 1, 2 sizes smaller?

Having set out to shrink jeans by one or two sizes, it will not be superfluous to carefully examine the manufacturer's label for the composition of the denim fabric.

Detailed information will help determine the method of shrinkage favorite jeans:

1. Denim fabric can be identified by the bright blue front and white back. Denim trousers can be safely washed at high temperatures and actively dried in automatic dryers.
2. Soft cotton denim denim is dyed the same on both the seamy side and the front. Such a material is difficult to shrink. Even under the influence of high temperatures, jeans shrink quite a bit.
3. Stretch stretch denim contains special Lycra fibers. Washing at high temperatures, boiling jeans from stretch is not recommended. Such matter after heat treatment is stretched even more.
4. Lightweight, very thin chambri jeans, unlike classic denim, very quickly lose their original appearance. After boiling and washing at high temperatures, clothes made of chambri jeans decrease not only in width, but also in length.

Shrinkage methods

Practically using the property of denim to shrink under the influence of hot water, you can quickly solve the problem of stretched trousers.

In the washing machine

Machine washing at maximum degrees is the perfect way to quickly shrink your favorite jeans by several sizes.

Algorithm of actions:

1. We set the maximum temperature (90C) on the display of the washing machine, add powder and fabric softener to the washing compartment.
2. We place the trousers in the drum of the washing machine and start the wash cycle for cotton items.
3. After washing, dry the jeans in an automatic dryer at the maximum temperature. In the absence of a drying machine, we hang denim trousers on a rope under bright sunlight.

The shrinkage method using a washing machine is applicable only to durable denim denim fabrics, in which the cotton constituent is at least 70%.

Thin and stretch denims stretch even more when exposed to high temperaturesthat finally spoils the thing.

Hand wash

Hand washing in hot water will help shrink the jeans by one size. This method is most suitable for thin denim fabrics such as shamri.

Algorithm of actions:

• in a basin with hot water (temperature 60-70C), dilute one tablespoon of powder;
• lower jeans into a basin, having previously turned them inside out, and leave for thirty minutes;
• after having washed the trousers as usual, they are moved to another basin with cold water for rinsing;
• dry washed jeans on a horizontal plane, in a well-ventilated area.

Read more about washing jeans by hand. here.

Hot water bath

A hot tub will help you shrink your denim pants so that they fit perfectly.

Algorithm of actions:

• we collect hot water into the bathroom (the maximum temperature that can be tolerated);
• dressed in jeans, we plunge into the bathroom (trousers are buttoned, water completely covers the clothes);
• lie in the bath for about twenty minutes (until the water cools down).

This method will help you quickly shrink your jeans by one size.

Until the jeans are dry, they must not be removed. A walk under the hot summer sun or rest near a heating device (in winter) will help speed up the drying process.

Unfortunately, this method is not very suitable for practice in the autumn-spring period (it can cause colds). Also, this method of shrinking denim has a short-term effect (the size of the trousers will increase again with the next wash).

Temperature alternation

A simple but very effective method to shrink jeans by several sizes is to alternate hot and cold water.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Denim trousers are placed in a basin and filled with hot water (the maximum temperature for this type of fabric is from 60 to 90C).
2. After five to ten minutes, the jeans are moved into a basin of cold water.

Boiling

The boiling method will help you very quickly reduce your favorite jeans by several sizes.

Algorithm of actions:

1. We prepare a tank or a spacious saucepan.
2. Fill the pan with water, add a little washing powder (a few tablespoons).
3. Place jeans in a saucepan and place the container on the stove.
4. After the water boils, we boil the jeans over low heat for thirty minutes.
5. At the end of boiling, take the trousers out of the water with tongs and rinse them thoroughly in cold water.

During the boiling process, the jeans must be stirred periodically.

Air conditioning

Quickly shrinking jeans by one size will wash with fabric softener.

Algorithm of actions:

• stir one glass of fabric softener with three glasses of clean water;
• pour the resulting liquid into a spray bottle;
• thoroughly moisten the jeans (so that the fabric is soaked through) with soapy water;
• very quickly (with a hairdryer, iron) dry the jeans.

How to wash jeans so that they shrink - video tips:

Correct drying

Proper drying of denim trousers will help to secure the result of shrinkage.

There are three ways:

1. Jeans, after washing in hot water, are hung on the bar of the dryer, without straightening, without stretching.

   It is important that the dryer is located near a heat source (battery or heater). Then the water from the denim will evaporate faster, fixing the result of shrinkage.

2. Wet jeans are laid out on a terry towel. The fabric will quickly absorb moisture, which will help the pants dry without losing their shape.
3. Iron drying is a good way to reduce localized areas. Jeans are turned inside out and ironed in the necessary places with a hot iron. If you don't have an iron on hand, a hairdryer is a good alternative.
4. The fastest and most efficient way to dry jeans is to use a special drying machine. Drying with hot air like this will help you shrink your jeans by not one but two sizes.

He will tell you how to dry jeans this article.

How to seat in a specific place?

A fabric softener can help you get jeans back in shape with stretched knees, a belt, or bulging pockets.

What should be done:

• we dilute the fabric softener with clean water in a 3: 1 ratio;
• pour the resulting solution into a spray bottle and carefully process the stretched areas of fabric on jeans;
• we put wet jeans in the drum of an automatic dryer or quickly iron the damp areas with an iron.

If all else fails, you can sew!

If, after washing, boiling, quick drying, it was not possible to reduce the size of denim trousers, there is only one thing left - to sew the jeans. The masters of sewing salons will quickly and efficiently sew from denim... But these services cost a lot of money.

Therefore, having carefully studied the features of the alteration of stretched jeans, you can safely get to work.

Algorithm of actions:

1. We prepare the necessary tools: threads, sharp scissors, needles, a sewing machine (preferably with an overlock), chalk or pencil, iron.
2. We unpick the seams on the jeans in problem areas, remove the old threads and gently smooth the fabric.
3. Focusing on the new parameters, we make chalk markings.
4. We grind jeans along the new lines, try on the product in order to assess the quality of the fit of the product.
5. After all the changes have been corrected, we sew new seams on a sewing machine.
6. We cut off the excess fabric, process the edges on an overlock or overcast by hand.

Waist

The easiest way to change the width of the belt is to sew an elastic into it.... To do this, an incision is made on the back of the belt through which a wide elastic band is threaded. Fixed at the edges of the belt, it pulls it together, thereby reducing the volume of jeans at the waist.

Along the hips

To adjust the top of the jeans along the hip line, it is necessary to carry out the following actions:

1. Carefully evaporate the belt, unpick the jeans along the hips. Also, masters recommend ripping off the back pockets (their location on updated jeans most often changes)
2. With the help of trying on, we fix the new thigh line with pins, trying to make the transition from the factory line to the new line less noticeable.
3. After the fitting is over, we sew new lines on a sewing machine. Excess fabric is cut off only after the alteration of denim trousers is completed.
4. Sew on the belt and back pockets.

How to sew jeans, the video will tell you:

Advice

A few recommendations:

1. If there is no stock of length, denim trousers can only be boiled locally.
2. Jeans are always turned inside out before washing.
3. It is strictly forbidden to boil at the same time, in one container at once several denim trousers of different colors.
4. Do not boil or pour boiling water over jeans decorated with rhinestones, lace and other decor.

Conclusion

Having shown patience and accuracy, using various methods of shrinking jeans, you can return your favorite thing to its previous shape, saving a lot of money on buying a new one.