bfrench said:Hi, Folks,
I know on one of our former sites we had a pictorial tutorial on shortening the arms of an A-2 jacket.
Could one of you fine jacket experimenters/ repairers please post this again.
Bill French
syringmt said:I finally got up enough courage to try and shrink my jacket by using the method above. I have a US Authentic in seal brown horsehide sz. 44. I have always been displeased with the fit. The sleeves were too long and the body was not very fitted. After washing and drying in the dryer (with frequent checking) I was extremely pleased with the fit. It now fits close to my Cooper sz. 42. I was amazed at how much I got it to shrink. The grain previously was very smooth. It almost looked like vinyl. After washing the grain really stood up and looks great.
Will the jacket stay that size or will it return to it's original size with wear?