Shrinking leathers

**SpankMe** · 18th November 2007, 09:31

My leathers seem to be getting smaller, especially the pants which I don't wear much. I want to know what's heppening to the leather to make it shrink.

Is it the wet or the way they are hung up?

If others who are having the same problem with their leathers getting smaller, could you maybe help explain why?

**Mrs Busa Pete** · 18th November 2007, 09:36

Originally Posted by SpankMe

My leathers seem to be getting smaller, especially the pants which I don't wear much. I want to know what's heppening to the leather to make it shrink.

Is it the wet or they way they are hung up?

If others who are having the same problem with their leathers getting smaller could maybe help explain why?

Shit my leathers have done the same thing. I beleive it is the quiality of the leather. I go to a place the helps them to stretch Oh no that's not it i think they are supposed to help me shrink. NOT WORKING THOUGH

**Jantar** · 18th November 2007, 09:36

I can't fathom it out either. I had a custom made-to-measure single piece suit in 1986 that was an absolutely perfect fit. I gave it to my nephew in Christchurch a couple of years back, still in perfect condition, but it had shrunk so much that I could never wear it.

**Harry33** · 18th November 2007, 09:40

Originally Posted by SpankMe

My leathers seem to be getting smaller, especially the pants which I don't wear much. I want to know what's heppening to the leather to make it shrink.

Is it the wet or they way they are hung up?

If others who are having the same problem with their leathers getting smaller could maybe help explain why?

Do you like pies and cake?

**Mom** · 18th November 2007, 09:41

The worst part is this shrinking is not only confined to leathers in my experience. I put it down to my state of mind, being happy and content really increases the rate of clothes shrinking.

**SpankMe** · 18th November 2007, 09:54

Originally Posted by Harry33

Do you like pies and cake?

I love pies and choc cake, but I don't see what's that got to do with the leather in my bike pants shrinking.

hmmmm, speaking of pies and cake, time to go to Eve's pantry for lunch

**Mom** · 18th November 2007, 10:07

Originally Posted by SpankMe

I love pies and choc cake, but I don't see what's that got to do with the leather in my bike pants shrinking.

hmmmm, speaking of pies and cake, time to go to Eve's pantry for lunch

There is another contributing factor to leather shrinkage you know....something about as we get older

**Qkkid** · 18th November 2007, 10:27

Bloody fat hunt

**Disco Dan** · 18th November 2007, 10:34

get someone thats taller/bigger than you to run around in them all day and stretch them out for you....

**MVnut** · 18th November 2007, 10:59

Just tried to fit into an old custom made set (1973 AD) and they've shrunk too

**inlinefour** · 18th November 2007, 11:12

I've got the other problem. My leathers are way too big for me now. Although I've only ever tried them on once to see if they fitted, which they did at the time. I've had a few sets of leathers in the past and I cannot say they shrank, however I used them all the time. Anyone need a one piece (2xl or 3xl, can't remember. Are a XL now, again), do ya a good deal, I'm 6'2"...