Thanks Zeus, that worked pretty well for me actually. It's not a huge difference, I think the effect on the leather was worth it at any rate. ...and could some of the problems people have been encountering (above) be due to the type of leather? My jacket is lambskin, but I have no idea how cow &...

Any idea on about how long I should do all this for? I hear the jacket shrinks at round .25 or so inches per minute or some such.. 30 mins in the shower and 10 in the dryer would be around 6 inches, then? I just don't want to go from an over-sized jacket to an under-sized one

I've got about the same problem with my Wested lambskin, actually, so if you ever figure something out I'd be interested to hear about it. I'll try out the washing with hot water, drying cycle &c. on my own to see if I might have more luck with it. I hear it might also be helpful to sleep wearin...