{"id":409003361,"date":"2017-10-19T14:11:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T19:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=409003361"},"modified":"2019-12-06T21:46:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T03:46:53","slug":"tee-shirt-vintage-soft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/tee-shirt-vintage-soft\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Any Used Tee Shirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-409003428 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/soft-tee-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Picture a tee that you have that is perfectly vintage-soft. Soft vintage tee shirts are so amazing to find as you shop, but the truth is that most used tee shirts don&#8217;t quite have that incredible texture. There is a trick, however, that you can use to make all of your tee shirts feel that way! Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_One_Find_A_Great_Used_Tee\"><\/span>Step One: Find A Great Used Tee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-649116f8bc43e\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-649116f8bc43e\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/tee-shirt-vintage-soft\/#Step_One_Find_A_Great_Used_Tee\" title=\"Step One: Find A Great Used Tee\">Step One: Find A Great Used Tee<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/tee-shirt-vintage-soft\/#Step_Two_Prepare_The_Solution\" title=\"Step Two: Prepare The Solution\">Step Two: Prepare The Solution<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/tee-shirt-vintage-soft\/#Step_Three_Submerge_Your_Shirt_and_Let_It_Soak\" title=\"Step Three: Submerge Your Shirt and Let It Soak\">Step Three: Submerge Your Shirt and Let It Soak<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/tee-shirt-vintage-soft\/#Step_Four_Wash_Dry_and_Touch_Up\" title=\"Step Four: Wash, Dry, and Touch Up\">Step Four: Wash, Dry, and Touch Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409003423\" title=\"How To Make Any Used Teeshirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft.jpg\" alt=\"How To Make Any Used Teeshirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft.jpg 750w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/brooklyn\/salvation-army-restyles-greenpoint-thrift-trendy-nabe-article-1.2064313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nydailynews.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some of the best fabrics to look for are modal (which is a kind of rayon), cotton, or a cotton and polyester blend. Look for a \u00a0cut and size that you like. An over-sized, soft tee can be great to wear to bed!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Two_Prepare_The_Solution\"><\/span>Step Two: Prepare The Solution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Remember science class? I bet you&#8217;ve mixed up some solutions before. This one isn&#8217;t hard to do, and all you need is water and table salt! Table salt, or sodium-iodine, is an ionic compound. It dissolves into the water to make the perfect fabric-tenderizer. Use about a cup of salt to a quart of warm water.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Three_Submerge_Your_Shirt_and_Let_It_Soak\"><\/span>Step Three: Submerge Your Shirt and Let It Soak<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 755px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409003424\" title=\"How To Make Any Used Teeshirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft.png\" alt=\"How To Make Any Used Teeshirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft\" width=\"745\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft.png 745w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-500x334.png 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com\/how-to-make-your-t-shirts-feel-vintage-soft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onegoodthingbyjillee.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Next up, you have to pop your shirt into the salt bath and let it sit there. For how long? Good question! Some say three days, and others say just seven minutes. Perhaps it depends on the kind of fabric, or how worn down the fabric is already. I figured that it wouldn&#8217;t hurt to split the difference.<\/p>\n<p>I left my shirt in for about 14 hours. My test tee was a cotton\/poly blend that was about two years old. After I washed it, it still felt the same. Next, I tried soaking it for three days. Success! Therefor, I recommend leaving your tee in the salt bath for three whole days. Test out your patience skills!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Four_Wash_Dry_and_Touch_Up\"><\/span>Step Four: Wash, Dry, and Touch Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409003425\" title=\"How To Make Any Used Teeshirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-1.jpg\" alt=\"How To Make Any Used Teeshirt Feel Perfectly Vintage-Soft\" width=\"580\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-1-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/how-to-make-any-used-teeshirt-feel-perfectly-vintage-soft-1-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.freepeople.com\/2015\/04\/break-tshirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog.freepeople.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wash and dry your salty top as you regularly would. I used a fabric softener because I knew it couldn&#8217;t hurt! If your tee has a painted on logo or design, you can lightly wear it down with a bit of fine sand paper or a rough scrubbing pad.<\/p>\n<p>And now you have a &#8220;tenderized&#8221; tee shirt; one that feels vintage soft even though it may not have truly earned the title. Wear your tee under an <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/80s\/vintage-blazers-1980s\/\">&#8217;80s style blazer<\/a> or with an unbuttoned\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/vintage-trend-the-history-of-fair-isle-sweaters\/\">fair isle sweater<\/a>! This little tenderizing trick might feel like cheating, but you quickly get over it as you enjoy your super soft tee shirts. Mine turned out great! Let me know how your science experiment goes in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picture a tee that you have that is perfectly vintage-soft. 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