How to Shrink Polyester? Most effective way without damaging your cloth

Step-1

• Check all the pockets of your cloth to make sure it does not have any coins, papers, clips or anything else.
• Turn your cloth inside out. It will protect the fabric’s outer color and prints (especially rubber prints).
• Consider similar-color cloth in one batch (if you are attempting to shrink more than one piece of cloths at one go).

Note: Use of detergent is not required for shrinking. Detergent can be used, if you also want to wash and clean your cloth at the same time.

Step-2

• Set your washing machine to high heat, not exceeding 178°F or 81°C.
• Wash your polyester clothing in the hot water of the machine.
• Select the lengthiest wash cycle, so that your cloth remains soaked in hot water for quite some time.

Advice: Avoid washing polyester garments in boiling water. In extreme heat, polyester garments may lose its original shape or become rough and stiff.

Step-3

• After completing the wash cycle, you can wait until it is safe enough to handle your cloth manually.
• Afterwards, transfer your cloth into the dryer.
• Select the longest cycle for drying and set to the highest temperature.

Step-4

• After completing the drying cycle, let the cloth cool down and check whether it has shrunk as you expected.

Step-5

• If your clothing requires further shrinking, repeat the process until you get desired result.

Advice: Avoid repeating the heat wash and drying process too often. This may cause the polyester fabrics to lose its colors as well as durability.

Step-1

• You should take the inside out of your cloth before you put it in the washing machine.
• Similar-color cloths should be washed in the same batch.

Note: Use of detergent is not required for shrinking purpose.

Step-2

• Set your washing machine to the highest level of heat but not exceeding 178°F or 81°C.
• Wash your polyester cloth in hot water of the machine.
• Select the lengthiest wash cycle to keep your cloth soaked in the hot water for a long time.

Step-3

• Once the washing is over, pull your cloth out of the machine.
• Place the cloth on an ironing board.
• Your cloth should still remain inside-out.

Step-4

• Lay an ironing cloth over your cloth.
• The ironing cloth should completely cover the cloth.

Step-5

• Use a dry iron.
• Set the low to medium heat setting and press the cloth.
• Continue pressing until it is dried completely.

Note: Using steam option of the iron is not required since at this stage you need to dry out your cloth.

Step-6

• Once the ironing is complete, let the garment cool down.
• Give a trial for shrinkage checking.

Advice: Do not repeat Method-2. Repeating an ironing process on a polyester garment could damage the fabric and fade away its color.