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How to Keep My Pants from Shrinking

BrotherVoodooBrotherVoodoo Registered User regular
edited April 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
I have a new pair of pants and normally, I'm fine with a little shrinking, but these fit perfectly. I am worried that washing them will make them shrink to much and they won't fit as good. They are old navy pants, mostly cotton I think. Suggestions?

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  • Cyd CycloneCyd Cyclone Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Wash in cold water, hang dry. Never put them anywhere near the dryer.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Cyd Cyclone wrote: »
    Wash in cold water, hang dry. Never put them anywhere near the dryer.

    The golden rule for avoiding shrinkage.

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  • brandotheninjamasterbrandotheninjamaster Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    admanb wrote: »
    Cyd Cyclone wrote: »
    Wash in cold water, hang dry. Never put them anywhere near the dryer.

    The golden rule for avoiding shrinkage.

    Yep

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  • vonPoonBurGervonPoonBurGer Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Pants have never been an issue for me, but long sleeve shirts have always been a problem, so I air-dry those. If you're hanging clothes up to dry, I find it helps if you use fabric softener too. Helps keep them from getting that stiffness that air-dried clothes sometimes get otherwise. It can be kind of a pain if you don't have one of those washers with the separate little reservoir for fabric softener, though, since you have to add it... later in the wash cycle? I honestly don't know, my washer takes care of it for me.

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  • stawkstawk Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    admanb wrote: »
    Cyd Cyclone wrote: »
    Wash in cold water, hang dry. Never put them anywhere near the dryer.

    The golden rule for avoiding shrinkage.

    i allways thought cold water was a leading cause of shrinkage :P

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    stawk wrote: »
    admanb wrote: »
    Cyd Cyclone wrote: »
    Wash in cold water, hang dry. Never put them anywhere near the dryer.

    The golden rule for avoiding shrinkage.

    i allways thought cold water was a leading cause of shrinkage :P

    badum tish

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    My jeans were in the pool?

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Aren't most clothes made with preshrunk fabrics/materials these days?

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  • LavaKnightLavaKnight Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    They might be, but it's generally a good idea to wash them in cold water and line (door, shower rod) dry them, at least for the first time.

    It's a good idea to wash clothes in cold water in general, as it'll save the shrinkage and energy.

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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Even pre-shrunk materials can shrink more. It's not a bad idea to be careful with something that fits "perfectly"

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