What Causes Jeans to Shrink?
When jeans are pre-shrunk it means that they have been sewn from fabric that was deliberately shrunken before sewing so that the jeans wouldn’t shrink when you got them home and washed them. Women’s jeans that have Lycra or Spandex fibers mixed with the cotton denim fibers may shrink after washing even if they are pre-shrunk because the washing process destroys the Lycra and Spandex fibers over time which makes it impossible for the jeans to stretch back to the shape they used to be. Men’s jeans with stretch elements to them also can shrink. Almost everyone has had a favorite pair of women’s jeans or men’s jeans shrink on them at some point. Usually the first thing people do is wonder if they’ve gained weight. Sometimes that might be the reason for shrinkage but not always. Both women’s jeans and mens jeans can shrink as much as two full inches all the way around if they are put in the dryer or if they are not washed correctly. All denim will shrink. When you buy jeans that don’t shrin
