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writes: I have a few pairs of "skinny jeans" that are pretty loose, especially around the ankle. They look like regular jeans. Would you know how to make them tighter around the ankle? When back to school shopping time comes, I don't want to buy ones that fit tight in the store, and when a get home, they seem loose.Thanks :) Reply to this Question
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reader, DrPsych  +, writes (5 August 2009):
 If you boil cotton in a very high temperature - either in a bath tub by hand, or a boil cycle on a washing machine - they will shrink all over and may lose their colour. If they fit at the top end now...they may not afterwards. Take them to someone who can sew on a machine and mark out with pins how much you want them taken in - it is very easy with a jean seam. That should do the job perfectly!
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reader, ewm0706  +, writes (5 August 2009):
 just wash in really hot water and then tumble dry really hot also it will tighten them rite up
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reader, Charlpop +, writes (5 August 2009):
 I hate it when my skinnies do this!
They always do, so my friends started naming them after me - baggy skinnies are 'Charl skinnies' lol
Until I complained to my Mum and she washed them in cold water for me - yay!!
It worked!
It's not permanent, and it may not work everytime but it does work.
However, it might shrink them a lot, so if you only want the ankle skinnier perhaps dipping them in cold water would help?
Drying them in a dryer also shrinks them.
Hope this helps!
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