How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched

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How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by gibbersome | permalink
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No matter how well you take care of your knit or crocheted sweaters, sooner or later you will likely wind up with a sweater that has stretched out of shape. The probability of shrinking a sweater depends on what part of the sweater has...
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How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by gr 0don | permalink
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If the arms of your sweater are long enough for a monkey, or maybe the whole thing is a size too large, you might be able to get it back down to size. The following techniques work best with wool sweaters.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_113414_fix-sweater-has.html ^[2]

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How To Care For Your Sweaters: 10 Tips | Madewell on WordPress.com More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by bill groce | permalink
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One day, our clothing will launder, fold and care for itself. Until then, we're stuck with the job of wearer and carer. This sweater season, we are learning the art of skipping the dry cleaner and de-pilling, de-shrinking and hand washing at home, with 10 tips from the experts at New York-based garment-care boutique Madame…

For further reading: http://blog.madewell.com/2014/10/08/how-to-care-for-your-sweaters-10-tips/ ^[3]

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How To: Fix Stretched Sweater Cuffs More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Peter van den Nieuwenhof | permalink
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Don’t give up on that sweater with the loose, stretched-out cuffs―just follow the simple tricks in this video to tighten the material, and you’ll be ready to put that pullover back into rotation in a snap.

For further reading: http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/clothing-care/fix-stretched-sweater-cuffs ^[4]

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How to Properly Wash and Reshape Sweaters More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Carol Jin | permalink
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Learn the best way to keep your sweaters looking great by hand-washing and reshaping each sweater.

For further reading: http://laundry.about.com/od/laundrybasics/a/washingsweaters.htm ^[5]

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How can I fix the overstretched waistband on my woolen sweater? More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Karunia | permalink
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Please help me MeFites! I stupidly machine washed a new woolen sweater and now the waistband is all stretched and it looks horrible :( Is there a way I can return the wool to it's former...

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How to Fix stretched sweater cuffs with REAL SIMPLE More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Idris Dahod | permalink
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Learn how to fix stretched sweater cuffs with the folks from Martha Stewart's REAL SIMPLE. Don't give up on that sweater with the loose, stretched-out cuffs?just follow these simple tricks to tighten the material, and you'll be ready to put that pullover back into rotation in a snap. These tips will help you fix those old, stretched out sweater cuffs. What You Need Wool or cotton sweater, hair dryer, boiled water, bowl Follow These Three Easy Steps How To: Fix Stretched Sweater Cuffs Step 1 Pour boiled water into a bowl Using hot water will help shrink the cuff. How To: Fix Stretched

For further reading: http://housekeeping.wonderhowto.com/how-to/fix-stretched-sweater-cuffs-with-real-simple-272805/ ^[7]

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1. http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Sweater-That-Has-Stretched

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_113414_fix-sweater-has.html

3. http://blog.madewell.com/2014/10/08/how-to-care-for-your-sweaters-10-tips/

4. http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/clothing-care/fix-stretched-sweater-cuffs

5. http://laundry.about.com/od/laundrybasics/a/washingsweaters.htm

6. http://ask.metafilter.com/157882/How-can-I-fix-the-overstretched-waistband-on-my-woolen-sweater

7. http://housekeeping.wonderhowto.com/how-to/fix-stretched-sweater-cuffs-with-real-simple-272805/