If you ignore the rules for washing denim products, sooner or later they will lose their appearance and shrink by a size. Effective methods of how to stretch jeans, the effectiveness of which has been tested by time, will help to correct the problem.
Effective ways to stretch
Hot steam, warm water, special products - there are many ways to stretch jeans that have lost their shape after washing.
Lengths
The most effective method for stretching jeans lengthwise is to wet them and stretch them.
Its essence is simple:
- fill the basin with warm water (you can add a few spoons of conditioner);
- Place the trousers in the container and leave them to soak for ten to fifteen minutes;
- the jeans are wrung out and tightly wound onto the tube;
- leave until completely dry.
If you don't have any cylindrical objects to wind the denim trousers around, they are secured with clothespins to a belt on a rope. A weight is attached to the bottom of the trousers or the fabric is pulled by hand. When pulling the trousers in this way, you must be prepared for them to become narrower.
You can also increase the length of a product by putting your sewing skills into practice.
At the bottom of the product we unpick the seam, release the hem. If the inner part does not differ in color from the front side, you can leave everything as is. The contrast of the front and back sides can be decorated with embroidery, appliques.
You can sew cuffs along the bottom of the trousers. A combination of two types of jeans, different in shade or texture, as well as denim and leather, looks good. Sewing a cuff is not only an effective way to lengthen the product, but also to change the style of jeans.
Widths
There are several effective, proven methods for stretching jeans in width:
- "gymnastics" - the essence of the method is simple: you need to get into denim pants, and then move around well. It's good if these movements resemble gymnastic exercises. Everything is simple: lift your right and left legs alternately, bend forward and backward;
- wet your jeans - more than one generation of fashionistas has tested one effective way to stretch denim trousers. You can stretch new jeans if you lie down in a bath of water wearing them. As practice has shown, after such manipulations the trousers increase by one size. If you feel sorry to lie down in a bath in branded, expensive jeans, there is a more gentle way. Just wet the trousers with a spray bottle. To enhance the effect, add a few spoons of fabric softener to warm water. After that, put the wet trousers on your naked body and start moving actively.
- ironing with steam will help to quickly stretch stretch jeans. The principle is the same. After ironing the trousers with a slightly hot iron with steam, wait until the fabric cools down a little, and put the denim trousers on yourself. Under steam, the fabric becomes even more elastic and easily fits the figure;
- buy a special expander. It is easy to find on the shelves of household departments of supermarkets. It is easy to use:
- jeans are buttoned up and wetted generously with water;
- an expander is inserted into the belt;
- Every half hour, gradually increase the size;
- Having obtained the required belt width, the expander is fixed and left until the trousers are completely dry.
The opposite situation is when denim pants lose their shape after washing. If you don’t know what to do if your jeans have stretched at the waist, try the following:
- Mix fabric softener with water and spray the resulting solution onto the waistband of your trousers. The fabric should be well saturated with the solution;
- Place the denim pants in the dryer and run the machine on high.
In the hips
You can stretch your jeans at the hips fairly quickly using several methods:
- wet and spread - denim pants are thoroughly wetted and carefully laid out on a flat, hard surface. The jeans are covered with wet gauze and ironed thoroughly with a hot iron. Before ironing, the fabric is stretched by hand in different directions. As practice has shown, using this method, the volume of jeans in the hips increases by several centimeters;
- wet and stretch - the same jeans that are small in the hips can be revived by wetting them with warm water and stretching them over a glass jar of the required diameter and leaving them to dry;
- stretch with a rope - small jeans are soaked in cold water for thirty minutes, then squeezed out well. A strong cord is threaded through the waistband of the trousers (you can use a thick rope) and pulled tight. The rope is tied to a heavy, stable object. Hang the denim trousers by the rope and gradually, very carefully, pull the product down and to the side by the legs.
In the belt
You can stretch jeans at the waist if you iron them after washing them while still damp. Gauze, which you cover the damp fabric with, will help enhance the steaming effect.
You can quickly increase the volume of the belt by sewing the button to the very edge.
A special shoe stretcher will help stretch jeans after washing. Foam or spray is carefully applied to the waistband seams and particularly dense areas, denim pants are put on and worn until the product has completely dried.Denim trousers treated with shoe stretcher are only worn over nylon tights.If special means, hot water and an iron do not help to widen the belt, clothing repair specialists will help to correct the situation.
In the calves
To avoid the problem of how to stretch jeans, never wash denim pants in hot water. When denim pants need to be stretched in the calves, several tips and recommendations will come to the rescue:
- Put on slightly damp trousers and walk around for about twenty-five minutes. You shouldn't sit down in damp trousers, as this will stretch not only the upper part of the trousers, but also the knees;
- Two plastic bottles (1.5 l each) will help to quickly stretch jeans. Fill them with water and push the bottles into the legs of the jeans;
- It's good to steam slightly damp trouser fabric with an iron.
The problem of tight trousers poses a real threat to human health. Tight trousers squeeze the blood vessels, thereby disrupting the lymphatic drainage. A good solution to the problem is to insert stripes. Stripes of old jeans, lace, leather strips are suitable for this purpose.
How to prevent shrinkage
By following basic rules for choosing and washing denim trousers, you can avoid unpleasant situations related to their shrinkage:
- When buying jeans, you shouldn't skimp. They may be more expensive, but a quality item will last much longer, while maintaining its parameters;
- Before you start washing a denim item, read the manufacturer's label very carefully. The main points to remember are:
- Jeans are hand washed in warm soapy water;
- Denim trousers are washed in a washing machine on a delicate cycle, preferably using liquid laundry detergent.
- choose your washing powders wisely. It is better if it is a liquid gel. When choosing a dry powder, be sure to make sure that the composition does not contain particles of bleach, stain remover or chlorine;
- To avoid shrinkage of your favorite jeans, never twist them or put them in the dryer. Dry denim pants in the fresh air, hanging them by the waistband. To remove water from the surface of the jeans faster, run your hands down the legs;
- forget about the procedure of soaking in hot water. If there is such a need, the trousers are placed in a basin with soapy water, the temperature of which does not exceed 40 C, for no more than half an hour;
- Iron jeans slightly damp. This way they retain their softness.
By choosing quality products and following the rules for washing jeans, you can avoid the problem of stretched or shrunken items.
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