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help with shrunk sweater :(

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  • Dec 18th, 2009 10:57 am
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Sr. Member
Oct 23, 2005
632 posts
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Hawkesbury

help with shrunk sweater :(

I Washed a dry clean only sweater by mistake and it shrunk like hell. I wore it once and paid a fair bit for it :( . Anything I can do?
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Jr. Member
Oct 19, 2009
113 posts
20 upvotes
Toronto, Ontario
I really recommend you search this before you try it (I haven't done it before). But I hear you can soak a sweater in warm water than stretch it as gently as possible. But again, you should research that a bit.
Member
Sep 5, 2004
298 posts
89 upvotes
Toronto
1/2 cup of baby shampoo in a basin of warm water.

Lay sweater on top of water and let it sink to bottom. Once it has, let it sit for about 15 minutes.

Gently lift sweater and remove soapy water (do not wring out), change to clean warm water, allow it to sink again.

Again, gently lift sweater and place it on a dry towel. Roll towel which in turn removes water.

Lay sweater onto 2nd clean towel placed on flat surface and gently reshape it. Allow sweater to dry like this, checking it regularly and reshaping, if necessary.

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