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Can I put dry jeans in the dryer to shrink them?

They're already clean and dry, but they're also too loose and too long. Do the jeans have to be wet if I want to shrink them in the dryer?

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  • 8 years ago
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    There is no guarantee that you will get the perfect fit when shrinking jeans

    Put on a hot wash no detergent as yours are clean

    Select soak for maximum shrinkage prior to washing them

    Remove when cycle has finished and tumble dry on hot

    Set steam iron to hot cotton and iron them

    allow jeans to cool before putting them on

    wearing them while warm will cause them to stretch once more

  • 8 years ago

    Yes. Turn them inside out and wash them in warm water. Put the in the dryer until fully dry. They will shrink but not much. If they are too long in length and to loose you may have to take them to a dry cleaner to have the altered.

  • 8 years ago

    Try hot water laundry and hot dryer, but if they were made from preshrunk cotton, then nothing on heaven and earth will shrink them except a tailor or you growing or gaining weight.

    You might get a little temporary shrink, but don't rejoice, preshrunk will seize a bit after laundry but stretch out within a hour of wearing them.

  • J-Dawn
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    You can if it's hot enough, but you're not going to shrink them much, and it's NOT going to make them shorter. Sorry. Dryer shrinking is no substitute for proper fit and a good tailor. If you want them to fit properly, you need to have them altered by a good tailor.

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  • 8 years ago

    Wash them in hot water then dry them on high heat, they will shrink somewhat.

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