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Steve H
15-05-07, 03:28 PM
Does anyone know if you can safely shrink (slightly) a Leather jacket?
If so, how do you go about it?
Cheers.
kitkat
15-05-07, 03:45 PM
eat more pies its much easier and lots of fun
Ping
15-05-07, 03:58 PM
eat more pies its much easier and lots of fun
:lol: :lol: :lol:





Steve H: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease check your messages. :)
TEC
15-05-07, 04:18 PM
Thought leather shrunk all on its own, my stuff always have :(
Swiss
15-05-07, 04:23 PM
Mine shrink every winter.
dizzyblonde
15-05-07, 04:58 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol:





Steve H: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease check your messages. :)
I've got an olympic gold medal in pie munchin an my waistlines a still a measly size 10
andyaikido
15-05-07, 08:42 PM
Put it on and jump in the bath?

Worked for Teddy Boys.
kitkat
15-05-07, 09:17 PM
I've got an olympic gold medal in pie munchin an my waistlines a still a measly size 10


your rubbish dizzy, im much better at it than you and im a 16 :D hmmm maybe shouldnt be so proud lol :tongue:
Law
15-05-07, 09:21 PM
eat more chocolate cake, its much easier and lots of fun

:winner:

although it doesn't work if you have a high metabolism rate.
K
15-05-07, 10:29 PM
Put it on and jump in the bath?

Worked for Teddy Boys.

Wasn't that for their denim jeans though?:confused:


To be honest, if you soak leather through it will expand, so if you're wearing it at the time it will feel tighter... but the expansion is because water gets retained inbetween the fibres of the leather itself, causing their structural bond to be weaker. Any movement will cause the leather to stretch far more easily and it'll retain the new size/shape when dry.
So the opposite effect to what you actually want.

To be honest, with finished and treated leather I don't think there is anyway to reliably shrink it without simply altering the pattern/stitching.
Though that might not be as awkward as it sounds - if you can find a place that does leather alterations then simply adjusting the location of the front zip could easily take a little off the waist/chest measurements.

Jeez - what is it with all the leather questions recently - you lot trying to show me up as some kind of freaky geeky or what? :rolleyes: