Small questions thread

[Dane]

put them in the dryer after you wash them

[ian+]

put them in the dryer after you wash them

No dryer here

[Dane]

really?

hmm. even at a laundromat?

[ian+]

really?

hmm. even at a laundromat?

Dane in Greece we do not have such luxuries
I will try to find one, but is this the best method?

[Dane]

probably, but it will inevitably stretch back out. tailoring is your next best option I suppose.

and pardon my ignorance.

[ian+]

probably, but it will inevitably stretch back out. tailoring is your next best option I suppose.

and pardon my ignorance.

Thanks!
I can't understand why this happened though. Anyway

[Dane]

I'm not familiar with the fabric bbs uses, but sometimes it's just the nature of the beast.

[noirgt]

how do you dry them after washing? cloth may change shape if you don't hang them properly when they're wet...

[Dane]

read his post again.

[magic]

i dont think a dryer will help much, the fabric used on a tee i got couple years back and last season stretched after few mins of wear. I dont see its a problem to me as i think its just main to be.

[ian+]

i dont think a dryer will help much, the fabric used on a tee i got couple years back and last season stretched after few mins of wear. I dont see its a problem to me as i think its just main to be.

Yes I agree, it's the extent of the stretch (and the fact that it is on the waist) that I don't like. Anyway, I will live with that.

[Dane]

...and don't buy anymore!

[lowrey]

I have a few t-shirts from Boris and all tend to stretch out after a couple of days of wearing them. I just wash them and throw them in the dryer, and they go back to the original shape.

edit: worth mentioning that I use a delicate / low temp cycle on the dryer, but its still pretty warm. can't guarantee this will work on all fabrics but it has worked on mine, including a semi-sheer cotton tee and l/s tee in this sort of light waffle-like cotton.

[eleven crows]

This is inspiring. I've got an old double layered boris tee that never get's worn due to this. May as well chuck it in the wash and see if it works.

[ian+]

...and don't buy anymore!

That's hard to be honest, but I think it's time to give up on his t-shirts.

I have a few t-shirts from Boris and all tend to stretch out after a couple of days of wearing them. I just wash them and throw them in the dryer, and they go back to the original shape.

edit: worth mentioning that I use a delicate / low temp cycle on the dryer, but its still pretty warm. can't guarantee this will work on all fabrics but it has worked on mine, including a semi-sheer cotton tee and l/s tee in this sort of light waffle-like cotton.

I think that if you use a high heat setting on the dryer then cotton fabrics will shrink 1 maybe 2 sizes. So I guess the setting you use is the correct one.