Fit of Merino Wool Over Time

[Oilfieldmiller]

Quick question. Just picked up a few pieces of Forst Lite Wick tops and they are just a bit big on me. Going down a size is an option but I definitely don’t have the body to be a Under Armor model and dislike tight layers. So my question is, will these FL merino tops naturally shrink a bit with washing and use over the years? I’ll be taking care of them of course per manufacturers instruction. Have you found that no matter how you wash/dry that they’ll shrink some? Thanks all!


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[Yoder]

I have a merino wool First Lite base layer that I've washed and dried at least 20x and it's exactly they same.

 

[Oilfieldmiller]

Thanks for the feedback.


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[chizelhead]

Some shrinks in the drier some doesn't. I air dry all my merino and have had good luck with it not shrinking.

 

[2muchhp]

I have Firstlite from wick to furnace for 3-4 years now. Seems to fit the same as new. I use Marino wash and air dry only.

 

[Honyock]

Dry them in a hot dryer a couple of times and see if they will. I air dry all of my merino.

 

[9.1]

I had some really early Kuiu stuff shrink on me. The latest ultra merino from Kuiu and my smartwool/wooly stuff with higher synthetic content has been fine.

 

[Shraggs]

Without heat it won’t shrink. Some heavy pieces may stretch if hanging dry, so follow recommended lye flat so it stays the same.

I’m not advocating drying in a machine. My wife didn’t know and dried some many years ago and easily shrunk 2 sizes and not useable.

Ideally your base should be tight or touching your skin, not compression by any means. If a smaller size achieves that I would most definitely exchange it.