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Jiberish Ribbing

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llambert
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some ribbing is super loose and makes you look like fat albert,
and putting holes in the ribbing with the drawstring decreases the value and doesn't look all that good
has anyone ever tried just shrinking the ribbing, soak it in hot water and then dry it= tighter ribbing
yes i search barred
and this can apply to pretty much any clothing
Aug 20 2012 9:07PM
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edai
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My mother who is a master seamstress is installing bungie like ropes into the ribbing of mine oodrat was fuck.as to make me look h
Aug 20 2012 10:08PM
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Parks.
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Maybe put in some eyelets on the sweater and use drawstrings (just like hoodies)
Aug 20 2012 11:04PM
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Stose
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If i were you i would try to shrink it with hot water and dry it. The worst that could happen is it doesn't shrink. Personally i would unstitch part of where the ribbing attatches to the rest of the sweatshirt, feed a string through it, pull tight to where needed, tie off the string, and then re-sew the area you unstitched.
Aug 20 2012 11:17PM
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Parks.
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Or insert eyelets so u don't have to take off the ribbing?
Aug 20 2012 11:25PM
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Stose
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the OP doesn't like strings hanging from the ribbing though. And you don't take off the ribbing, you just unstitch like a quarter inch so you can feed the string through.
Aug 20 2012 11:29PM
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Parks.
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oh i was thinking of something else! haha yeah that makes sense
Aug 21 2012 1:19AM
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rollie
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easy way to fix it and make it look good is to just go get it taylored. i thought id try it out and it only cost me 6 bucks. and it looked way better than before. perfect custom fit.
Aug 21 2012 1:38AM
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llambert
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im saying the string gives it a weird wrinkled look
Aug 21 2012 9:49AM
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Heart
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You're taking a certain length of fabric and making it shorter, of course it's going to wrinkle.

I would try the hot water method
Aug 21 2012 11:42AM
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llambert
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considering it
Aug 21 2012 1:38PM
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llambert
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update
soaked ribbing in hottest water my sink would put out for 15 minutes or soo
dried a little with hair dryer and put iron on ribbing to dry a little
then put in dryer for about 20 minutes
went from 43inches to a solid 42

Aug 22 2012 12:41PM
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llambert
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now 41 after doing it again,
success
Aug 22 2012 2:00PM
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Heart
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is it wrinkly at all? anything bad about it? might try doing this to my own jiberish
Aug 22 2012 6:43PM
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llambert
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nah dude my bird is 100% polyester i can take a pic if you want it looks fine to me

Aug 22 2012 8:54PM
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llambert
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sorry for dub post
i soaked in hot water in my sink for 15 min
squeezed dry
then iron ribbing only until mostly dry then put in washer
*do at own risk results may vary*
Aug 22 2012 8:56PM
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Malcolm
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I hate when my shirt collar do that
Aug 22 2012 9:18PM
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llambert
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i dont understand, do explain mr shredsauce
Aug 22 2012 9:34PM
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Malcolm
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You know when the collar on one of your favourite shirts starts getting all stretched out and you feel like this?

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Aug 22 2012 9:42PM
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llambert
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ah yes i get that a lot another good use
bacon neck
Aug 22 2012 9:48PM
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llambert
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anyone else try?
Oct 4 2012 7:17PM
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