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  • HWith
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 665

    Shrinking garments - is it possible to get a decent result?



    EDIT: Is it possible to move this thread to the DIY-forum? Thank you. :-)



    None of the forum sections really seems appropriate for this post, so I'll just put it here. I hope it is okay.



    Anyways, I have a couple of pieces that are slightly too large for me - even with a somewhat 'oversize look' in mind. At the moment it is an Undercover cotton jumper from last season. On the Atelier website the description read "cotton jumber with piping detail". I would like to have it a size smaller, at least. It is tagged size 4.



    Is it possible to shrink it and get a decent result? How should I do it? Simply soak it in hot water, and if so - for how long and how hot? Should I do it several times or not, and how should I dry it?



    If anyone has any experience or advice, it would be most welcome!





    Best regards,



    H. With


  • HWith
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 665

    #2
    Re: Shrinking garments - is it possible to get a decent result?



    [quote user="merz"]i believe this subject pretains more to the DIY forum, and has possibly been raised there in the past?
    [/quote]



    You're right, it's pretty obvious now. I just didn't know that 'DIY' was short for "Do it yourself" - well, now I do. But I couldn't find anything on shrinking there...

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    • Seventh
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2006
      • 270

      #3
      Re: Shrinking garments - is it possible to get a decent result?



      Merz, no pressure [75], but I would love to hear about your experiences and knowledge of shrinking garments (I have a couple sweaters that I would like to make smaller...)

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