Can You Fix Sweaters That Have Shrunk?

By

maphisx7

I overheard some ladies talking at the doctors office and they were reading a magazine and it was talking about shrunken sweaters. The article said to take the sweater and soak it in fabric softener for an hour and then rinse and lay out flat.
Not having done this personally I have no idea if it would work or not.
Good Luck,
Gem

By

schyresti

I don't think you can stretch it back out, unless it shrank just a tiny bit. Hot water "felts" wool. About all you can do is give it to someone smaller. you could felt it down more by putting it in a hot wash load with a few other things. Then you have a thick fabric, and can cut out pot holders, or something like that. Sorry!

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