bhicks51388 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Hello any tips on shrinking a dogi to fit without shrinking it too much 100% cotton? Strike first strike hard no mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A.L Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 wash cold and air dry gives you minimum shrinkage. hot wash and hot dry give you maximum shrinkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunmonchek Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I buy my gi's large, and wash them in hot water, and throw them in the dryer a few times. I Shrink to fit so I don't have to worry about accidentally shrinking in the future. It takes a bit of experimenting to get it right. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR 137 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 It’s all about shrinking it a little bit at a time. I’ll usually do a medium temperature wash and medium temperature dry. I’ll try it on after each wash & dry to see where it’s at. I’ll usually stop before it fits right so I have some room for that last little bit that typically occurs over the years.When I get it to that ~ 90% point, I only wash cold and line dry afterward.Note - I buy a full size larger than I need. My current favorite - Shureido K-11 (100% cotton) shrinks quite a bit until it settles in. Somehow, the magic number has been 4 warm wash and dry cycles with that gi (I own 2). Other brand gis I’ve owned have been less. The K-11 and a few other gis stopped shrinking after I started washing cold and line drying; one or two kept shrinking even though they were cold wash and line dry. I guess different gis behave differently.Note 2 - Cotton/polyester blends won’t shrink nearly as much. I haven’t owned a blended gi since my first “free with signing up” gi, but every piece of blended or pure polyester clothing I’ve ever owned shrunk minimally if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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