Any tips on shrinking jeans please without making the body bigger (putting on weight, LOL).
Happywanderer said
12:09 AM Jun 12, 2014
Are you asking how to make them smaller by shrinking Vic? If so the only way I know is to wash in hot water. Or take the side seams in.
Vic41 said
12:15 PM Jun 12, 2014
Yes, make them smaller Marg, I did hear that if you wash them (get them wet) and then put them in a tumble dryer on high that his will make them shrink.
We don't have a dryer at home so would mean going to a Laundromat to do this.
I have tried dunking them in hot water and then hanging them out on the line for a few days but that doesn't seem to make much difference, maybe they have been pre-shrunk and can't shrink anymore...
PS: Trying to avoid doing the sewing bit if possible....
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 12th of June 2014 12:16:51 PM
mongrel said
04:05 PM Jun 12, 2014
Listen here mate (Vic41).Why take them in? Just put on a bit more weight and you won't have to worry,hahahaha. From the cheeky bugger,
All said in good fun.
Mongrel.
-- Edited by mongrel on Thursday 12th of June 2014 04:06:02 PM
Vic41 said
09:58 PM Jun 12, 2014
mongrel wrote:
Listen here mate (Vic41).Why take them in? Just put on a bit more weight and you won't have to worry,hahahaha. From the cheeky bugger,
3. if all else fails be nice to somebody who can sew...!
Vic41 said
02:39 AM Jun 13, 2014
Big Fail for me on all of those Gerty.......
Rip and Rosie said
10:39 AM Jun 13, 2014
Give em to charity, and go buy another pair.
Vic41 said
11:55 AM Jun 13, 2014
Rip and Rosie wrote:
Give em to charity, and go buy another pair.
Said I want to shrink my jeans, not my wallet, if there is a simple way to shrink them I will.
They would probably fit Wombat around the waist, I suppose I could always give them to him, but would need to shorten the legs and make another couple of legs from the offcuts...
-- Edited by Vic41 on Friday 13th of June 2014 01:31:13 PM
justcruisin01 said
07:54 PM Jun 14, 2014
Vic, come on mate, get trendy.
U know; waist around the pelvis, crutch at knee height or lower if possibile & you just walk on the left over legs untill they wear off.
How could you have missed it??????? its out there every day, LOL.
Thanks JC......never thought of that, the baggy legs would be good for shoplifting as well, and could shove things down the baggy waistline, I just need to think outside the square......
Vic41 said
09:05 PM Jun 15, 2014
Rip and Rosie wrote:
Give em to charity, and go buy another pair.
Still trying some shrinking methods, but looking more and more each day like the Salvo's might get them after all.....leaving them on the clothes line for a week of rainy and windy weather, don't think it will make much difference by worth a try....if they don't end up over the fence in the neighbours place...
Pam said
07:50 AM Jun 16, 2014
Have you tried washing them then drying in a hot drier.
Vic41 said
08:56 AM Jun 16, 2014
No Pam, I don't have a drier at home but have been told that is one way of doing it, would have to go to a commercial laundry to do so.
Might consider that option, thanks!
Kisha said
01:36 PM Jun 16, 2014
Just cruising I think its called the grunge look, love your post can't help laughing, its what we see all over the place now lol....Kisha
justcruisin01 said
07:14 PM Jun 16, 2014
Kisha wrote:
Just cruising I think its called the grunge look, love your post can't help laughing, its what we see all over the place now lol....Kisha
Way back in the days when the jeans weren't pre washed or shrunk we would buy the right size & then get into the shower with them on & wander round the yard until they dried & shrunk to fit tight.
Used to do the same with my army boots with two pairs of wool socks on, before spit polishing them .... Well actually I would clean off all the nugget & soak them in water overnight & then with the socks on go & mow the grass so that they would fit the feet snugly. (more useless information)
The last pair of jeans that I bought had those terribly fashionable worn spots which soon turned into holes. I sewed patches on the inside. My erratic stitching didn't look out of place either. Though the family thought that it was very funny. (even more useless information)
-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 24th of June 2014 07:47:15 PM
-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 24th of June 2014 07:50:04 PM
Vic41 said
09:22 PM Jun 24, 2014
Good idea about the shower Cupie (hot one I assume) they have shrunk a bit by washing in hot water and hanging out, also put them in a tumble dryer at a laundry after wetting in hot water. I think they have just about shrunk as much as they are going to.
Might just become a member of the "Y" generation like JC has put up
ozjohn said
03:50 PM Jun 26, 2014
I find a dark wardrobe works well for shrinking jeans and all other clothing. The longer they're in the wardrobe the more they shrink. Hell, it even shrinks leather belts. Ozjohn.
Vic41 said
07:45 PM Jun 26, 2014
ozjohn wrote:
I find a dark wardrobe works well for shrinking jeans and all other clothing. The longer they're in the wardrobe the more they shrink. Hell, it even shrinks leather belts. Ozjohn.
03_troopy said
07:00 PM Jul 16, 2014
Dunno about shrinking them, but how do you hold them up? These days my belly is a bit bigger than my ummm ??? oh yeah.. buttocks. I'm forever hitching up my strides at work all day. When I work on something where my hands are above my head, I have to stop every 5 mins to hitch up the duds or I cop all sorts of garbage from the young blokes.... And No, I'm not a plumber...
Cupie said
07:21 PM Jul 16, 2014
Get yourself some terribly tasteful bracers ....
03_troopy said
07:26 PM Jul 16, 2014
I have seriously thought about that.. LOL
Vic41 said
11:12 AM Jul 19, 2014
Good points, I am the same need something to hold them up, use braces sometimes otherwise have to be careful they don't drop down, not that I have too much which would excite anyone if it was exposed..
Sheba said
06:17 PM Jul 19, 2014
If you wear your Shirts over your Jeans, [or other Pants/Slacks] why not do what we women usually do. Either sew Elastic to the inside of the waist-band, or take it in with Darts. Your Wife will understand the latter.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Vic41 said
10:15 PM Jul 19, 2014
Thanks Sheba....yep, I knew what darts are, they are those dark looks SWMBO shoots at me when she's mad at me
Not so much the waist (although a little big) more the legs & bum baggy etc.....might have to do what someone else said and donate them to the salvos......don't think SWMBO is keen on taking things in these days (arthritis etc)....
Any tips on shrinking jeans please without making the body bigger (putting on weight, LOL).
Yes, make them smaller Marg, I did hear that if you wash them (get them wet) and then put them in a tumble dryer on high that his will make them shrink.
We don't have a dryer at home so would mean going to a Laundromat to do this.
I have tried dunking them in hot water and then hanging them out on the line for a few days but that doesn't seem to make much difference, maybe they have been pre-shrunk and can't shrink anymore...
PS: Trying to avoid doing the sewing bit if possible....
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 12th of June 2014 12:16:51 PM
Listen here mate (Vic41).Why take them in? Just put on a bit more weight and you won't have to worry,hahahaha.
From the cheeky bugger,
All said in good fun.
Mongrel.
-- Edited by mongrel on Thursday 12th of June 2014 04:06:02 PM
2. put some elastic in the waistband.
3. if all else fails be nice to somebody who can sew...!
Big Fail for me on all of those Gerty.......
Said I want to shrink my jeans, not my wallet, if there is a simple way to shrink them I will.
They would probably fit Wombat around the waist, I suppose I could always give them to him, but would need to shorten the legs and make another couple of legs from the offcuts...
-- Edited by Vic41 on Friday 13th of June 2014 01:31:13 PM
Vic, come on mate, get trendy.
U know; waist around the pelvis, crutch at knee height or lower if possibile & you just walk on the left over legs untill they wear off.
How could you have missed it??????? its out there every day, LOL.
JC
Thanks JC......never thought of that, the baggy legs would be good for shoplifting as well, and could shove things down the baggy waistline, I just need to think outside the square......
Still trying some shrinking methods, but looking more and more each day like the Salvo's might get them after all.....leaving them on the clothes line for a week of rainy and windy weather, don't think it will make much difference by worth a try....if they don't end up over the fence in the neighbours place...
No Pam, I don't have a drier at home but have been told that is one way of doing it, would have to go to a commercial laundry to do so.
Might consider that option, thanks!
Just cruising I think its called the grunge look, love your post can't help laughing, its what we see all over the place now lol....Kisha
Dont forget gen-y
JC
Way back in the days when the jeans weren't pre washed or shrunk we would buy the right size & then get into the shower with them on & wander round the yard until they dried & shrunk to fit tight.
Used to do the same with my army boots with two pairs of wool socks on, before spit polishing them .... Well actually I would clean off all the nugget & soak them in water overnight & then with the socks on go & mow the grass so that they would fit the feet snugly. (more useless information)
The last pair of jeans that I bought had those terribly fashionable worn spots which soon turned into holes. I sewed patches on the inside. My erratic stitching didn't look out of place either. Though the family thought that it was very funny. (even more useless information)
-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 24th of June 2014 07:47:15 PM
-- Edited by Cupie on Tuesday 24th of June 2014 07:50:04 PM
Good idea about the shower Cupie (hot one I assume) they have shrunk a bit by washing in hot water and hanging out, also put them in a tumble dryer at a laundry after wetting in hot water. I think they have just about shrunk as much as they are going to.
Might just become a member of the "Y" generation like JC has put up
I find a dark wardrobe works well for shrinking jeans and all other clothing.
The longer they're in the wardrobe the more they shrink. Hell, it even shrinks leather belts.
Ozjohn.
Get yourself some terribly tasteful bracers ....
Good points, I am the same need something to hold them up, use braces sometimes otherwise have to be careful they don't drop down, not that I have too much which would excite anyone if it was exposed..
If you wear your Shirts over your Jeans, [or other Pants/Slacks] why not do what we women usually do. Either sew Elastic to the inside of the waist-band, or take it in with Darts. Your Wife will understand the latter.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Thanks Sheba....yep, I knew what darts are, they are those dark looks SWMBO shoots at me when she's mad at me
Not so much the waist (although a little big) more the legs & bum baggy etc.....might have to do what someone else said and donate them to the salvos......don't think SWMBO is keen on taking things in these days (arthritis etc)....