I just shrunk my favourite sweater

Optimist · 01-14-2007, 03:21 PM

Abeg what can I do to make the arms long again

I left it in the dryer for 2 hours :frustrated

hotchoc · 01-14-2007, 03:44 PM

awwwwwwh! Can't help cuz i aint no jack about maintaining clothes but its so funny how we get attatched to our clothes.My fave lace top got caught in sthg and tore, and i cried hard.
Buy another one.

Optimist · 01-14-2007, 04:43 PM

Yes it wont be the same ...I loved this oen and I got peeps asking me wher ei got it from each tiem I wore it

Nimotalai · 01-14-2007, 09:46 PM

Awww....I hate when that happens. Anytime my hubby does laundry, he manages to shrink one of my beloved sweaters. I usually just soak it in cold water for 20 minutes, then take it out (don't squeeze the water out) and let it drip dry over the bathtub. The weight of the water draining down will help it stretch out.

It doesn't always work, but I've managed to salvage a couple of tops this way. Good luck.

aurora · 01-14-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimotalai

Awww....I hate when that happens. Anytime my hubby does laundry, he manages to shrink one of my beloved sweaters. I usually just soak it in cold water for 20 minutes, then take it out (don't squeeze the water out) and let it drip dry over the bathtub. The weight of the water draining down will help it stretch out.

It doesn't always work, but I've managed to salvage a couple of tops this way. Good luck.

...wow i never thot about this. shud esp if it's one of those buljy sweaters.

Efizzybaby · 01-14-2007, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sugar

Abeg what can I do to make the arms long again

I left it in the dryer for 2 hours :frustrated

Get a remote and press Rewind..

hotchoc · 01-14-2007, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimotalai

Awww....I hate when that happens. Anytime my hubby does laundry, he manages to shrink one of my beloved sweaters. I usually just soak it in cold water for 20 minutes, then take it out (don't squeeze the water out) and let it drip dry over the bathtub. The weight of the water draining down will help it stretch out.

It doesn't always work, but I've managed to salvage a couple of tops this way. Good luck.

hmm nice to know! never let a man do your laundry sthg have learnt.

pebbles · 01-15-2007, 02:24 AM

Put it back into water let it soak, squeeze out the water and then pull the areas you want to stretch. Pull the hands together so they can be the same length and to stretch the body, make sure the edges are the same length, hold the edges together and pull. Lay it flat or hang to dry. I do this even when my sweater didn't shrink and I just want it to be longer. I don't advice placing your sweaters in the dryer ever. Very bad idea.

Also to wash delicate cloths like sweaters and lacy clothes, put them in one of those laudry mesh bags. It prevents damage to the cloth.

Shylaw · 01-15-2007, 10:49 AM

lol.just hand it down to a sibling.it;s better than looking like a stuffed burrito,even in ur 'fav' sweater.

Okpabio · 01-15-2007, 11:20 AM

so u basically sayin u dont know how to was anything....

Optimist · 01-15-2007, 11:43 AM

This is what I was thinking of doing

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Originally Posted by Shylaw

lol.just hand it down to a sibling.it;s better than looking like a stuffed burrito,even in ur 'fav' sweater.

But i am gonna try this first

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Originally Posted by Nimotalai

I usually just soak it in cold water for 20 minutes, then take it out (don't squeeze the water out) and let it drip dry over the bathtub

Thanks Nimotalia n Pebbles, great tips

Optimist · 01-15-2007, 11:44 AM

@ Effizy n Okpabio

Lady ACM · 01-15-2007, 08:56 PM

lol..i hate wen dat happens.

good advice@pebbles n nimolatai.. i'll try that too nxt tym

Efizzybaby · 01-15-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sugar

@ Effizy n Okpabio

y sugar?why be say na my matter u dey c for NR...Tak time oh..

xoxoluwaxox · 01-15-2007, 11:20 PM

lol at the beginning of winter. i unpacked all my cashmere, wool, and other furry sweaters. they were too many to take to the drycleaner b/c i'm cheap and broke. so i thought if i washed it gently, they would be ok..... lol i had to give them all to my baby sister. she couldnt even fit them. arms, body. everything strunk. 2 were small enough that i could dress my dog in it. he likes em. the rest i threw away and had to buy a whole new bunch

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Optimist Mo ti yato ju Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 8,697 Points: 5,329.00 Bank: 7,014,481.34 Total Points: 7,019,810.34 Donate Rep Power: 3773620	I just shrunk my favourite sweater Abeg what can I do to make the arms long again I left it in the dryer for 2 hours :frustrated __________________ Enjoy Life Today ! "Full of Grace Poise and Global Warming Stuff " Last edited by Optimist; 01-14-2007 at 03:26 PM..

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hotchoc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: under the sheets Posts: 2,838 Points: 10,605.04 Bank: 3,908,385.68 Total Points: 3,918,990.72 Donate Rep Power: 3131628	awwwwwwh! Can't help cuz i aint no jack about maintaining clothes but its so funny how we get attatched to our clothes.My fave lace top got caught in sthg and tore, and i cried hard. Buy another one. Last edited by hotchoc; 01-14-2007 at 04:17 PM..

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Optimist Mo ti yato ju Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 8,697 Points: 5,329.00 Bank: 7,014,481.34 Total Points: 7,019,810.34 Donate Rep Power: 3773620	Yes it wont be the same ...I loved this oen and I got peeps asking me wher ei got it from each tiem I wore it __________________ Enjoy Life Today ! "Full of Grace Poise and Global Warming Stuff "

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Nimotalai Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lurking Posts: 988 Points: 3,475.20 Bank: 220,806.61 Total Points: 224,281.81 Donate Rep Power: 116650	Awww....I hate when that happens. Anytime my hubby does laundry, he manages to shrink one of my beloved sweaters. I usually just soak it in cold water for 20 minutes, then take it out (don't squeeze the water out) and let it drip dry over the bathtub. The weight of the water draining down will help it stretch out. It doesn't always work, but I've managed to salvage a couple of tops this way. Good luck. __________________ Don't Blame it on the Sunshine! Don't Blame it on the Moonlight! Don't Blame it on Good Times! BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE!!!!! I just can't I just can't I just can't control my feet!

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Shylaw Duduyemi Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: BLANK Posts: 15,429 Points: 49,500.00 Bank: 68,439.34 Total Points: 117,939.34 Donate Rep Power: 1978495	lol.just hand it down to a sibling.it;s better than looking like a stuffed burrito,even in ur 'fav' sweater. __________________ NR's life cycle:\___/

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