What to do if the thing sat down after washing

Often we do not look at the rules for washing a particular item of clothing, but simply take a thing and throw it into the washing machine, setting the washing program that is familiar to us. This is a completely wrong approach, which can lead to the fact that the thing will decrease in size or even deteriorate. What should I do if my clothes shrink after washing? Can it be restored and returned to its original form? These are the questions we will help you find the right answers to.

Why things shrink during washing

The reason that the thing sat down after washing is the wrong choice of the washing mode in the washing machine, as well as non-compliance with the temperature regime. Fabric fibers can change their structure under the influence of temperature, and a rotating drum will further exacerbate this process. And after washing, you will get a jacket two sizes smaller than it was before it.

Mostly natural fabrics are subject to shrinkage: wool, cotton; or their mixtures together with synthetics. Particular care must be taken wash woolen clothes. If you have village woolen thing, then read the detailed article on how to fix the situation, and how to avoid it in the future.

What to do if a jacket or sweater made of wool sat down after washing

Jackets and sweaters are two of the most common items that shrink after washing. Usually it looks like this: you take out a thing from the washing machine, and it is of such a size that you can safely give it to a first grader. If you are faced with such a situation, then use the following methods to restore a thing that has shrunken after washing.

• Soak a shrunken sweater in a bowl of water for no more than 10 minutes.then take it out and lay it flat. Wait until the water drains from it. Wringing out the jacket is strictly prohibited. After that, lay out a terry towel on a horizontal surface and place a piece of clothing on it. Wait for it to dry.
• Also, as in the method above, soak the sweater in water for 10 minutes, after that put the thing on and walk around in it until it dries. Tie an additional weight to the bottom of the sweater and the edges of the sleeves, which will pull them down. You can wear a sweater not on yourself, but on a clothing mannequin.
• Another efficient way is to you need to dilute two tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide in 10 liters of water. Then soak a jacket or sweater in this solution for 1 hour. From such a solution, wool fibers will become more elastic and can be stretched. Next, the ideal option would be to put a sweater on a drying mannequin.

What to do with things from different fabrics that have shrunken after washing

Not only woolen things can sit down. Can often sit down shirt, dress or T-shirt, which contain a mixture of natural and synthetic fabrics. How to stretch things like this?

• A good way to stretch a shrunken mixed fabric itemis to soak it in cool water for 15 minutes. Then send it back to the washing machine for washing without powder.Washing mode must be selected gentle or delicate. During washing, the fibers of the fabric will stretch a little. Then take the garment out of the washing machine and hang it upright to dry. If it's a shirt or dress, then use a hanger to dry. While drying, regularly approach and stretch the item until it is completely dry.
• The second option a method applicable also for woolen things is suitablewhich we wrote about above. Dilute 3 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide in 10 liters of cool water and soak shrunken clothes for 1 hour. Then remove the laundry from the basin and dry it by analogy with the above method.
• Another way that performs well in dry cleaners, this is a method of temperature exposure to shrunken clothes. In order to stretch a thing, you must first soak it in water for 10 minutes. Next, remove the clothes from the basin and wait for the water to drain from it. Then lay the thing on a towel on a horizontal surface and stretch it with a hot iron.If your iron has a steam function, it will work especially well in this situation.

What to do if a shirt, t-shirt or jeans have shrunk after washing

For such cotton products, the old grandfather method, which was used by our ancestors, is excellent.

In order to stretch a cotton thing that has sat down, you need to take 3% vinegar and pour it into any container. Something like a pelvis will do. Next, we take an ordinary foam rubber sponge, and wetting it in this vinegar, we wipe the shrunken clothes, while stretching it. Further, after you have finished wiping the item, it must be hung up to dry in an upright position, while constantly stretching to the desired size.

A similar, but less effective, method is to soak clothing in a solution of vinegar and water for 10 minutes. You need to take 3 tablespoons of vinegar and dilute them in 10 liters of water. After you remove the clothes from this solution, do everything with it the same as in the previous method.