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    Quote Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms View Post

    dpseadvr, if your UK is one of the 100 percent cotton models, like the Workman, you might want to try shrinking it some in the washer/dryer.

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    Jake
    Jake, how much shrinkage can I get if I wash hot and and dry on stun?
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    Quote Originally Posted by turpin View Post
    Jake, how much shrinkage can I get if I wash hot and and dry on stun?
    On the Denim and Workman, I've been told 1/2 inch to an inch, but your mileage may vary. I'm not sure you'd get any shrinkage out of an Original as is a cotton poly blend.

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    I've got 15 UKs and since I wear a short I'd guess about half a dozen of them have been chopped from longer ones to avoid having to wait longer. Worth it to me. Waited three months for my first UK back in the slow days. Seems being able to walk into a retail store and take a kilt home right then, or after being chopped, would be worth not waiting.

    Just my opinion.

    Shrinkage of my UKs has been due to my eating.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt View Post
    Shrinkage of my UKs has been due to my eating.....

    Ron
    Might I suggest wearing them instead? There are cheaper (and tastier) food sources out there you know.

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    Ron,
    You and I have the same problem.... I have a forty year old Tank in size 28 that does not wrap around a now size 36 torso.... Ahhh the kilt night dinners.
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