Help I just washed several sweaters in cold water and now they look like they belong to a small child. Does anyone know how to get them back to their original size?
Michelle from PA
Try www.cheapskate monthly; then go to the archives. Mary Hunt had just that situation awhile ago and seems to me it was fairly easy. Best of luck! (12/27/2004)
By Marian.
There may be no way to fix them, but a friend of mine uses shrunken woolen sweaters to make tea cozies. Just boil until shrunken very tightly, then from the inside draw your pattern and stitch with a surging stitch or tight zigzag stitch. Then when you cut just outside the stitching it will not unravel. (12/28/2004)
By Debra
You might want to try soaking sweater in room temp to warm water. Add some hair conditioner to the water and very carefully start to shape it the way you want. Lay it on a terry cloth towel and put another towel over it and roll to get water out of sweater. Lay flat to dry. (01/01/2005)
By Dee
Haven't tried this but I saved it for when I need it.
This is the most amazing thing and it actually works to fix a sweater that you have accidentally shrunk with hot water in the washing machine. Fill a pasta pot 3/4 of the way full of water and add 16 oz. or one medium size bottle of white vinegar. Bring these two to a boil; they smell terrible. Wet the sweater in any temperature water and then drop the sweater into the pot.
Hope it helps. (01/18/2005)
By L. Honeywl
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