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Unshrinking Jumpers

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  • sillyvixen
    sillyvixen Posts: 3,641 Forumite
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    i do mine on a 30 degree wool cycle - and dry flat, its the only thing i use fabric conditioner in- i have never had a problem. a friend was horrified the other week when i told her i wash my cashmere jumper in the machine.
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  • pigpen
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    I buy 2 sizes too big.. because they ALL shrink a little bit anyway.. and I sling them in on a wool cycle.. never had a problem!

    My 2 oldest boys have 100% wool jumoers for school and I have never *touch wood* shrinkled one of those!
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  • mute_posting
    mute_posting Posts: 810 Forumite
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    One of the style tips on Queer Eye I caught the closing credits for earlier mentioned soaking them in warm water with an egg-cup full of hair conditioner then re-shaping and laying flat to dry.

    Worth a try...
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  • Sarahsaver
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    I just got a book recently called 'spotless' and it did carry the fullers' Earth tip, never heard it before but yep worth a try!
    One of my OH's jumpers shrunk but my DD quite likes it and wants it for herself:)
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  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Buy them too big. Wool cycle or hand wash and I usually hang those I expect to shrink

    I have successfully stretched a bit back into a sweater using the weights you get for using when knitting on a machine that my Mam had, washed them and hung them wet with the weights on. Figured once it was shrank I may aswell try.
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • moneysavinglaura
    moneysavinglaura Posts: 233 Forumite
    Hi,
    I've managed to shrink a woolly jumper in the wash. Does anyone have any advice on how I can stretch it again?
  • Anne_Marie_2
    Anne_Marie_2 Posts: 2,123 Forumite
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    This old threat might help http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=136731
  • susank
    susank Posts: 809 Forumite
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    I put my woolens in the tumble drier for about 5 minutes as it takes the jumper back into shape - cashmere, alpaca, lambswook - nothing will shrink in 5 minutes in a drier. Then I dry them on the airer
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  • Topher
    Topher Posts: 647 Forumite
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    betyouaint wrote: »
    The one I used invloved soaking the garment in a solution of luke warm water and fuller's earth for 10-15 minutes, rinsing in more luke warm water and then gently stretching the garment out frequently whilst drying. Amongst it many other uses, fuller's earth was traditionally used in wool production for removing animal oils and the article i read also suggested it was a wool relaxant. .

    Where can you buy fullers earth please?
    T
  • Lady_K
    Lady_K Posts: 4,429 Forumite
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    Topher wrote: »
    Where can you buy fullers earth please?
    T

    The cat litter I have bought before says fullers earth so thats probably what people can use, it says fullers earth and nothing else you can get it from tesco asda and most places
    Thanx

    Lady_K
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