Shrinking Jeans

[Betelgeuse]

Hey guys,

I need some help. The jeans I bought a couple months ago are now big. They are 32 but I need to shirk them to a 31 or maybe even a 30. I have tried a few methods but without success.

So… do any of you know some methods?

FYI the jeans are Levi's 559's not the Shirnk To Fit ones…

Thanks!

 

[OfficePants]

Hey guys,

I need some help. The jeans I bought a couple months ago are now big. They are 32 but I need to shirk them to a 31 or maybe even a 30. I have tried a few methods but without success.

So… do any of you know some methods?

FYI the jeans are Levi's 559's not the Shirnk To Fit ones…

Thanks!

Have you tried boiling them?

 

[Pauly Chase]

Like Officepants said. Turn the jeans inside out, drop a bit of woolite to preserve color. Boil a pot of water, pour, and soak.

For extra stiffness, put a table spoon of starch in the water.

 

[Thruth]

Probably won't shrink 2 sizes though

 

[Betelgeuse]

Nice! Will try the boiling water methog.

 

[Pauly Chase]

It will probably shrink more in the leg width than waist.

 

[OfficePants]

It will probably shrink more in the leg width than waist.

Agree. A simple dart/tuck at the waist line can eliminate an inch easily.

 

[fxh]

Taking a lot of drugs will fade your genes.

 

[fxh]

betel - is it the waist and /or bum you are trying to shrink?

If so the best, easiest and professional way is simply to have two darts placed in the back sides from waist down to as far as you need. If you know someone with a heavy industrial sewing machine you can do it yourself. For the initial job you can leave the material intact (that is NOT cut it off) so that you can undo it or refine it.

If its the WHOLE garment that needs to shrink in waist, length and width - then you can try - washing in hot water then drying in HOT dryer.

 

[Pauly Chase]

I won't hot dry. It's damaging to the fibres.

 

[fxh]

I won't hot dry. It's damaging to the fibres.

It jeans isnt it?
Denim?
Working mans clothes?

Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for cowboys and miners, became popular among teenagers,