https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:04:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1971207 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:31:58 +0000 MsMaven 1971207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabric threads run length wise and cross wise. When you sew you lay the pattern out in so that pants, skirts, and sleeves are laid out length wise. Sewers May explain this better than I can on my iPad. As I remember, fabric will shrink more lengthwise. So pants will get shorter faster than shrink across body width.</p> <p>Now, do I have this backwards? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1971177 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 20:59:49 +0000 DonnaF 1971177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Come to think of it, I also ruined a pair of white jeans with spandex by soaking and washing in too high a temperature since Oxiclean works better that way. I didn’t want to set the stain so I know it wasn’t the dryer.</p> <p>Btw, I use my dryer way more than most on YLF but haven’t had a problem with shrinking. My dryer is gas and I mostly dry on low/delicate and never dry until an item is bone dry. I remove most items while they are slightly damp and hang them to complete drying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1971045 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:11:08 +0000 Eva 1971045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FashIntern and DonnaF, I do have a European washing machine. I didn't know the US ones worked with a different system, so I learned something new today! </p> <p>The highest temperature my washer can do is 90°C (194°F), but I was planning to try a 60°C (140°F) wash (the care label in the jeans recommends a max. temperature of 40°C/104°F). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970934 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:25:23 +0000 DonnaF 1970934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really hot water can ruin spandex. I used to have a Slovenian washer that I could crank up to 200F since it had an internal heater. The temp was great for getting or keeping whites sparkling white, but it ruined an entire load of gym socks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970919 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:49:35 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1970919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have wool (not cashmere) socks that are effectively boiled wool, because of a washing machine that regularly used 90 (celcius) degree water. American water heaters probably don’t go that hot. Even if yours does, you’d have to get the water heater before starting the wash cycle, unless you have a European-style machine that heats the water itself. </p> <p>If this experiment doesn’t work, you could always use the dryer at a laundromat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970906 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:55:30 +0000 Eva 1970906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for your replies! </p> <p>Always Trying, that's what has kept me from trying so far, I was worried the jeans might lose their shape or get distorted like your denim jacket, so thanks for warning me about that!<br /> I guess I will have to ask around who owns a dryer... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970776 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:26:32 +0000 Angie 1970776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Personally, I don't think it will work - but you can try it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970772 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:01:54 +0000 always trying 1970772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have tried it as i have lost some weight and it did not work. I tried it with jeans, cotton 2% spandex, and an old denim jacket.&nbsp; The pants barely shrank and the cotton jacker came out a little distorted, like only parts shrunk. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970768 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:55:36 +0000 Inge 1970768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I have no idea, Eva, but hopefully other Fabbers will chime in.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adjusting-fit-with-a-hot-wash#post-1970733 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:26:38 +0000 Eva 1970733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have a tumble dryer, and have never felt the need for one, since I hang all my clothes to dry. But I have a pair of cropped skinny jeans that I would like to shrink a bit (width-wise mainly, but if they get a bit shorter that wouldn't be a problem). </p> <p>I am thinking of trying to shrink them in the washing mashine on a hot wash cycle. Do you think that would work? Has anyone tried that and what were your results? The fabric is mainly cotton with a bit of spandex.<br /> Thank you! </p>