I-shrinkage ye-denim inkulu kakhulu kuneendwangu eziqhelekileyo ngenxa yobunzima bayo obunzima. Kwindibano yocweyo yokugqiba yomzi-mveliso wokuluka phambi kokwenziwa kwempahla, i-denim iye yashwabana yaza yabunjwa ngaphambili, kodwa eli linyathelo lokuqala kuphela lonyango lokushwabana. Ngaphambi kokubeka isampuli yephepha, umzi-mveliso wempahla kwakhona kufuneka ulinganise ukucutheka kwelaphu eligqityiweyo kwakhona ukujonga ubungakanani beqhekeza ngalinye lokusika xa ubeka isampuli yephepha. Ngokuqhelekileyo, i-shrinkage yazo zonke i-denim ye-cotton iya kuba malunga ne-2% emva kokwenziwa kweengubo (kuxhomekeke kwiingubo ezahlukeneyo kunye nezakhiwo ezahlukeneyo zentlangano), kwaye i-denim elastic iya kuba nkulu, ngokuqhelekileyo ukuya kwi-10% okanye ngaphezulu. IJeans kufuneka inxibe, kwaye kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba iyancipha kwaye ibeke kwisityalo sokuhlamba.