Do jeans usually shrink in the wash (even with cold water)?

Question

I always hang dry my jeans.

Answer 1

yes but they shrink up. like the leg part. the rest will stretch back out again, so always buy a pair that fit in the store, never baggy ones you hope to shrink!

Answer 2

Cold water shouldn't cause too much trouble. It's the hot dryer that will give you grief. Put them in on a low setting and don't let them get completely dry....which means if you want them for a particular day don't wait till the last minute to wash them; there's nothing worse than pullin' on a pair of jeans with damp seams. The best is to cloths pin them to a hanger and let them air dry. You'll have to iron them but that's better than not being able to zip 'em up.

Answer 3

Wash in cold and then hang dry. Cheap jeans. Expensive jeans. I never have a problem washing in cold.

Answer 4

Mine don't shrink in the washer, it's that damned dryer that gets them. If you don't want to have to break your jeans in every time you wash them, hang them up to dry. That's what I do when I have to wash my super skinny jeans. (There is no room for shrinkage in these jeans, or they may cut off circulation.)

Answer 5

Washers are not really what shrinks jeans ( or really any clothes) Its drying them in the dryer that does.

Answer 6

They don't shrink in the washer (unless you use HOT water) its the dryer that shrinks them, sometimes the detergent or cheap fabric.

Answer 7

they wont shrink if u hang them 2 dry

Answer 8

If using hot water they will shrink and in a hot dryer is worse..

Answer 9

Wash in cold water but do not put them in the dryer...

Answer 10

yeah .... but you should not dry them by dryer specially too high ok and if you wanna let your jeans your size dont wash them often..... cause jeans is good on everybody..!!!