The oversized hoodie is always a fashion trend, and it fits many different styles, from urban chic to minivan mom. But with time and improper washing, there's a good chance your oversized hoodie will shrink, and this style won't be the right fit. The good news is that if you master how to make a zip up hoodie bigger, you can still have a baggy sweatshirt.

Before you do this, you need to know what fabric your puff print hoodie is made of and check the label for fiber content before stretching. Most sweatshirts are made with a knitted outer layer and a soft brushed inner layer. But the fabric maybe 100% cotton, 100% polyester, or a blend of the two materials. Of course, the ideal material is cotton because it absorbs water easily and stretches the fabric without a lot of work, while polyester isn't nearly as stretchy.

If your heavyweight hoodie men isn't cotton or if your hoodie has a cool screen printed or vinyl design like a funny meme or a cool decal, we recommend you opt for the sewing techniques transform hoodie this will not only effectively make the hoodie bigger, but will also keep your print or vinyl from losing its shape.

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Once you've identified which material your hoodie is made of, you can choose from several easy stretching methods and sewing techniques that work best for you.

Water immersion

This method works best on cotton beige crew neck sweatshirt, although you can also try this on polyester sweatshirts, the results won't be as dramatic.

1. Find a container that can completely soak your cute purple hoodies and fill it with warm water. After pouring in a dollop of conditioner or baby shampoo, place the garment in the water. Carefully squeeze out the air bubbles, fully rub the demineralized water into the clothes, and let it stand for about half an hour.

2. Use cool tap water instead of draining water. After rinsing the conditioner out of the eco friendly sweatshirt, let the hoodie soak in cold water again for 5 minutes.

3. Pull the hoodie out of the water, squeeze out as much water as possible without distorting the garment, and place it on a clean towel to absorb more excess moisture.

4. If you just want to enlarge the part of the plain crewneck hoodie, then only need to stretch the part you need to make bigger. For example, if you want to lengthen a sweatshirt, grab the top of the shoulders and hem and stretch gently in both directions; to make the chest area wider, grasp the side seams and gently stretch in both directions pull.

5. When the sweatshirt is stretched to the size you are satisfied with, do not put the wet vintage hoodie in the dryer. Instead, let it dry naturally. If you still want to stretch the length of the sweatshirt, it is also possible to hang the clothes to dry. The weight of the water will pull the hem down as it dries.

Steamer method

If you find the water immersion method more complicated and don't want to go through the experience of lugging a soaked hoodie around, you can also try the steamer method, but this method requires you to have a small steamer.

You can find small steamers from many travel accessory brands online for about $20 for one that only holds a cup or two of water, or you can find one to rent at small appliance or party supply rental stores.

When you have your tools ready, it's time to start using the steamer method to make your trendy crewnecks sweatshirt bigger.

1. Turn on your steamer and let it heat up. Different steamers have different heating times, and they can be heated up in advance to facilitate our subsequent direct operation.

2. Hang your comfy crewnecks hoodie somewhere with an outlet nearby, such as a door frame or other sturdy object, so you have 360-degree access to all fabrics.

3. Using slow sweeping motions, run the steam back and forth, across the front, back, top, and bottom of the light yellow hoodie so that the steam can penetrate every part of the hoodie. Take care during this process to make sure you always point the nozzle of the steamer away from you. It might look mild, but the steam from the nozzle can burn your skin badly.

4. When the whole jersey is warm and damp, turn off the steamer and set it aside. Gently tug on the area that needs to be stretched, and if you find the garment has cooled during the stretching process, repeat the steaming process to warm it up until the trendy hoodie is stretched to your desired size.

Ironing method

Ironing is almost as effective as steaming but takes longer. Using an iron increases the risk of your fingers exposing themselves to localized heat. But the ironing method is also a good method when you don't have a steamer.

1. Place the logo sweatshirt that is air-dried to slightly wet or soaked in water as above on the ironing table.

2. Heat the iron to the highest temperature that the fabric can withstand, and slowly iron the vintage wash  hoodie to ensure that the clothes are hot. At this time, you can stretch the fitted hoodie, and avoid pulling the armhole area

3. Finally, hang the work sweatshirt to dry, adding weights to help it retain its stretch.

Cutting method

The cutting method is generally used to increase the neckline or make a loose navel hoodie because this method can not only effectively increase the size of the half zip  sweatshirt, but also make the pullover hoodie obtain a new fashion through simple cutting skills effect.

For the neckline change of the hoodie, the following steps can be followed

1. Lay the screen printing hoodie face up flat on a table or cutting mat.

2. Use a tape measure to find the drawstring hole of the sweatshirt or the middle of the hood edge.

3. Mark this point with a piece of chalk.

4. Next decide how far you want to open the front line, which is the point where the tip of the v ends, mark it with chalk and connect it with the middle point. If you want a deep v neckline, this point needs to be farther from the middle. On the contrary, it is close to the original neckline.

5. Use scissors to cut a straight line along the trace of the chalk.

6. This is where you can fold the cut sides over each other to form a v shape. You can also use scissors to cut off the excess fabric if you don't want wrinkles.

For a cropped hoodie change, follow these steps

1. Put on the embroidered hoodie and mark the new length on the sides. You can use a safety pin or chalk to do this.

2. Take it off and check the marks with a tape measure to make sure they match up on both sides.

3. Use sharp scissors to cut the custom hoodie from one mark to another.

4. The fleece sweatshirt won't fray, so you can keep the cut edges for a sleek, edgy look!

Sewing method

The operation of the sewing method is more complicated than the previous method and requires a certain sewing foundation. Because it makes the torso of the cold shoulder sweatshirt larger by adding extra fabric or modifying the hem by stitching.

The way you can change up your sweatshirt by adding extra fabric, can follow the steps below

1. First, remove the hood according to the original wiring method of the puff shoulder sweatshirt. Use a seam ripper to carefully undo the stitches holding the hood to the neckline of the sweatshirt, and set the hood aside for later use.

2. Use a tape measure to find the exact center of the neckline, marking this point with chalk.

3. At this point cut a line along the middle back line. Note that the longer the cut, the more room there will be at the top of the purple streetwear hoodie. Meanwhile, measure this slit and note the measurements.

4. This is the additional material that can be processed in advance. These could be stretch lace, any color jersey, or even a matching sweatshirt cardigan. Using scissors, cut a triangle out of the fabric that is the same size on each side as the front measured from the middle of the back.

5. As you pull the edge of the slit you cut in the middle back, staple the triangle into a "V".

6. Use a sewing machine to sew the sides from the "V" Point.

7. Next, deal with the hood. Cut along the center seam of the hood, cutting it in half. This is also needed to measure the length of the hood cut.

8. Measure the same length on the additional fabric and cut out a rectangle. Sew the long edge to the front cut hood.

9. Finally, sew the hood onto the neckline.

To transform the hem by splicing, you can follow the steps below

1. First measure the original hem of the grey hoodie. Use a flexible sewing tape measure for this, and write down the measurements.

2. Next, cut a piece of lace, ribbon, or ruffle trim an inch longer than that measurement.

3. Pin the trimmed short ends together to form a circle.

4. Use your sewing machine to sew these short ends together. Your trim circle should now exactly match the size of the womens sweatshirt hem.

5. Use a sewing needle to secure the lace or trim to the inside of the hem.

6. Sew around the circle you fixed, removing the sewing needle as you go.

7. Trim loose threads neatly.

8. Iron the trim so it sits flat on the bottom of the sweatshirt hem.