# Shrinking pre-shrunk

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinking-pre-shrunk/120632>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 24, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinking-pre-shrunk/120632 "2002-07-24T20:31:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![satanslawyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@satanslawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satanslawyer)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinking-pre-shrunk/120632/1 "2002-07-24T20:31:47Z")

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Since I’ve never done it accidentily. How would I go about shrinking a pre-shrunk %100 cotton t-shirt. Is it even possible to shrink a pre-shrunk t-shirt?

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinking-pre-shrunk/120632/2 "2002-07-24T22:01:18Z")

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I would say you could. I think I’ve noticed t-shirts shrinking that have been labeled “pre-shrunk”.

If you want to give it a go, wash it in really hot water, and dry it in a really high heat dryer.

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinking-pre-shrunk/120632/3 "2002-07-25T02:03:26Z")

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But don’t burn it.