I have some all leather sandals and the straps have stretched. I have tightened the straps but I am running out of holes.
Can I shrink them by soaking them in water?
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Soaking and then drying in hot sand will shrink leather, but also makes it very stiff.– DrMoishe PippikCommented May 3, 2019 at 1:39
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Hot sand is not practical for me. :-)– fixit7Commented May 3, 2019 at 2:01
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2@fixit7 Wouldn't it be more practical to cut new holes into the leather? Soaking leather in water often makes it very stiff, even without hot sand.– ElmyCommented May 3, 2019 at 7:10
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Soaking in hot water can stretch leather straps, belts, etc. It's not kind to the finish either.– StanCommented May 3, 2019 at 18:13
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Consider removing the buckles or other hardware and attach patches/strips of Velcro fasteners.
The Velcro can be stitched, or glued to the parts that "mate" for an adjustable closure. Then, you'll be able to better find a comfortable versus a secure position for the straps.
Good Luck.
You can keep your sandals in sunlight ,then it will again get their orignal size.or if you put some warm water in a plastic bag then the bag put in your sandals for some time it is also useful way to resize your shrink sandals.
Use a hole puncher and make new holes.
In future don't do them up so tight.
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If I don't tighten them, the strap slips off the back of my heel.– fixit7Commented May 4, 2019 at 19:36