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Surveyor
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 08:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

At the end of every season (October-ish) I carefully clean and condition my leathers, hang them on a good quality hangar in a suit cover in a warm (not too warm) dry place. Despite all this care, when I put the leathers on again at the start of the next season (March-ish)...they have shrunk badly!!!
This problem has become worse over the past ten or so years. Is this as a result of some sort "conspiracy" on the part of the manufacturers...or what the hell is going on?
Am I the only one to experience this problem?
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Max
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 08:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe little weight gain over the winter.
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Trojan
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think there is a scientific term for this occurrence. It is called 'toomuchchristmasdinner' : )
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Cataract2
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've shrunk so much that mine are way loose on my now.
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Biker_bob
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 11:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The real question is here. How does the leather know to only shrink around the waistband and not in length? How do it know?
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U4euh
Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 02:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Deja-vu. Wasn't this a topic last January!!?
Put the leathers on every couple of weeks and go play in the yard.
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