Hot water + high heat = shrinkage. Toss your cotton or wool item in the washer with hot water, then dry it on high heat to encourage it to shrink. Keep an eye on it. Check the garment periodically to ...

Washing and drying in high heat will help shrink denim, but the effects are temporary. Denim naturally stretches with time and movement, so they'll likely loosen again. To permanently take denim down ...

Most of us have mastered the art of accidentally shrinking clothes in the washing machine. But if someone were to ask, chances are, you couldn't tell them how to shrink a shirt—the right way, at least ...

Fashionistas usually do everything in their power to avoid shrinking their clothes. But every once in a while, a garment needs to be sized down a bit. Whether you’ve lost weight and can’t part with ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. No matter how you obtained your oversized shirt, the point is you might not want to look like you're ...

Most of the time, doing laundry well means not shrinking clothes. But occasionally, there are exceptions. Perhaps you accidentally purchased an oversized item or you snagged a pair of jeans on ...