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PRE SHRUNK VS. PRE WASHED

PRE WASHED
Pre-Washed helps minimize shrinkage, however there may be a slight shrinkage with the first wash.

PRE SHRUNK
Pre-Shrunk is generally is used incorrectly to describe that it will not shrink further when laundered, however all cottons (all uniforms) will continue to shrink depending on water temperature and washes. Shrinkage will vary with all uniforms.

SHRINKAGE
Most uniforms will shrink, some more than others. For the uniforms that shrink, use of a dryer will affect the overall shrinkage. Depending on the uniform and washing procedures, the uniform could shrink anywhere from 2-5 inches on the sleeve. The cotton used in production of a uniform will determine shrinkage, fit and softness.

HOW SHOULD I WASH MY UNIFORM

Wash Jacket and pants in cold water only! Cold water will remove blood stains and hot water will set them. DO NOT USE BLEACH   , as bleach will eat into the fabric and weaken it. Drip dry. Hot tumble drying is not recommended because the tumbling in the dryer will fray the fabric over time. 100% cotton will shrink in Hot Water or use of a Dryer.

REVERSIBLE AND BLUE UNIFORMS
1: Turn the gi inside out, then soak overnight in a bath of vinegar and cold water. About half a cup of vinegar to every gallon of water is sufficient; the acidity of the resulting solution will set the dye, and help reduce fading. After soaking, rinse out the gi a couple of times in your washing machine or by hand - add some washing powder (and fabric conditioner if desired) for a pleasant, vinegar-free smell. Sebsequent washings may include additional vinegar or salt to further slow fading.

2: Wash pants separately, blue with blue and white with white.

3: Ensure all soap is rinsed out thoroughly, residue will cause blue to bleed.
 

Can I set the dye in my Blue judogi?

Vinegar is not the answer!

Many people who know nothing about this subject recommend 'setting' dye in cotton clothing with vinegar. In fact, vinegar can do nothing useful for cotton dyes. Vinegar will help set some acid dyes, but only if applied while it is gradually heated to a simmer (generally in the presence of salt), solely in cases in which this necessary part of acid dyeing was omitted; acid dyes are used on silk, wool, or nylon, but never cotton.

True Dye Fixatives
A product called "Retayne", sold by local quilter's supply shops as well as by most dye supply houses, such as Dharma Trading Company and PRO Chemical & Dye, is recommended by both Dharma and ProChemical for fixing dyes in commercially purchased cotton fabrics or clothing to prevent color bleeding during washing. This product is an ionic bulking agent, which acts to seal in the dye by purely physical means, rather than the chemical means which are so dependant on the type of dye. It seems that the particles of Retayne adhere to the dye molecules, effectively making them larger, so they do not come out of the fabric as easily. Note that Retayne is washed in as a laundry additive, and thus can be used only on things that can be immersed at least once without the dye immediately floating off and ruining other parts of the same item. Retayne may be removed by washing with overly hot water, and thus treated items must be washed in cool water (which is always a the best for your judogi).

Dharma Trading Company also sells a product called "Dharma Dye Fixative", which they claim increases the washfastness, wetfastness, resistance to persperation staining, and resistance to seawater fading of several different kinds of dye. It may be a generic version of Retayne,  or a related product, instead. Aljo Dyes strongly suggests the use of their equivalent product, Aljo Pro-fix PCD after-treatment, after using direct dyes, which would otherwise run too much to be at all desirable. 

We would be very pleased to hear from any of you who try these.

Perhaps we could give more detailed recommendations with some
actual user feedback.
 

 

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(A) Strongly made in cotton or similar material, in good condition (without rent or tear). The material must not be so thick or so hard as to prevent the opponent from taking a grip.

(B) Blue (Specific Pantone) in color for the first contestant and white or off white for the second contestant.

(C) Acceptable markings:

I. National Olympic abbreviation (on back of jacket).

II. National Emblem (on left breast of jacket).
Maximum size 100 square centimeters.

III. Manufacturer's trade mark (on bottom-front of jacket and on bottom front of left leg of the trousers). Maximum size 25 square centimeters.

IV. Shoulder markings (from collar - across shoulder - down arm - both sides of jacket). Maximum length 25 centimeters and maximum width 5 centimeters.

V. Indication of the placing (1st, 2nd, 3rd) at the Olympic Games or World Championships, in an area of 6cm x 10cm at the bottom front left side of the jacket.

VI. The contestant's name may be worn on the belt, uniform lower front top of the jacket and upper front top of the pants and must be a maximum of 3cm x 10cm. Also the contestant's name or abbreviation may be placed (printed or embroidered), above the National Olympic abbreviation, but in no case in a position to prevent an opponent from grasping the back of the jacket. The size of the letters is a maximum of 7cm high and the length of the name is a maximum of 30 cm. This rectangular area of 7 x 30 cm must be located at 3 cm under the collar of the jacket and the back identification must be fixed at 4 cm under this area.

(D) The jacket shall be long enough to cover the thighs and shall at a minimum reach to the fists when the arms are fully extended downwards at the sides of the body. The body of the jacket shall be worn with the left side crossed over the right and shall be wide enough to have a minimum overlap of 20 centimeters at the level of the bottom of the rib-cage. The sleeves of the jacket must reach to the wrist joint as a maximum and 5 centimeters above the wrist joint as a minimum. A space of 10-15 centimeters shall exist between the sleeve and the arm (inclusive of bandages), on the entire length of the sleeve.

(E) The trousers, free of any markings, shall be long enough to cover the legs and shall at a maximum reach to the ankle joint and at a minimum 5 centimeters above the ankle joint. A space of 10-15 centimeters shall exist between the trouser leg and the leg (inclusive of bandages) on the whole length of the trouser leg.

(F) A strong belt, 4 to 5cm wide, whose color corresponds to the grade, shall be worn over the jacket at waist level and tied with a square knot tight enough to prevent the jacket from being too loose and long enough to go twice around the waist and leave 20 to 30cm protruding from each side of the knot when tied.

(G) Female contestants shall wear under the jacket either:

I. a plain white or off white tee-shirt, with short sleeves, rather strong, long enough to be worn inside the trousers, or

II. a plain white or off-white leotard with short sleeves. - end

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