Tips For Shrinking Polyester Clothes

If you have a polyester shirt that you would love a whole lot more if it was just a little bit smaller, there may be a solution for you. People will tell you that it is not possible to shrink polyester clothes, but this is not the truth if you know what you are doing. Because polyester is a synthetic fabric, it will not shrink much, but you can get something to fit you a little bit better.

If you look at the washing instructions on your polyester clothes, you will find that they tell you to wash your clothes in cold water and to tumble dry them on the lowest possible temperature, but if you want to shrink polyester, heat is the most important element. In order to shrink these polyester clothes a little bit, these washing instructions must be ignored!

For all polyester clothing items (not just shirts, but pants and anything else!), the first thing you want to do before trying to shrink them is turn them inside out. This will help you preserve the color of the shirt as it goes through the heat of the washer and dryer. Unless you have a "boil wash" setting on your washer (which can cause polyester to harden), you will want to wash these clothes on the hottest temperature. If you are simply wanting to shrink the clothes, you do not need to use detergent; the main thing is getting them in that hot water for a fair amount of time.

When the wash cycle is finished, transfer the clothes immediately to your dryer, and set it to dry the clothes on the hottest setting. You will want to make sure the clothes dry for long enough that they become completely dry; if they are still damp when you take them out, you will not have the desired results. Lastly, try the clothes on and see if they have tightened up as much as you would like them to. If the clothes are not quite to the right size, you may have to repeat this process a couple extra times.

It is not possible to shrink polyester a great deal in the way you could cotton or wool, but you can still adjust the fit a bit, if you take the proper steps!

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