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Denim?

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Efemera

Denim?
« on: April 18, 2018, 17:29:54 PM »
I’ve got yards of denim..it has no Lycra and is really stiff, is there any way of softening it?
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sewmuchmore

Re: Denim?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2018, 17:46:48 PM »
Years since when jeans were really stiff we used to wet them through, roll them up and freeze them. Apparently freezing breaks down the fibres. Then thaw them out and stick in washer with a tennis ball and copious amounts of fabric softener.
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b15erk

Re: Denim?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2018, 17:50:17 PM »
Apparently the modern way is to wash in Coca Cola!  Not the diet stuff though 
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Samantha

Re: Denim?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2018, 10:22:28 AM »
Quote from: b15erk on April 18, 2018, 17:50:17 PM
Apparently the modern way is to wash in Coca Cola!  Not the diet stuff though 
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Ploshkin

Re: Denim?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2018, 11:12:28 AM »
The only thing you can really do is wash it several times before using - gets the shrinkage problem out of the way too.
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wrenkins

Re: Denim?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2018, 11:56:39 AM »
Rick Parfitt used to get somebody to pre-wear his.  :D
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