How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched

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Tip 1 - How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by gibbersome | permalink

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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Tip 2 - How to Fix a Sweater That Has Stretched | eHow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by gr 0don | permalink

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.

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Tip 3 - How To Care For Your Sweaters: 10 Tips | Madewell on WordPress.com

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by bill groce | permalink

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…

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Tip 4 - How To: Fix Stretched Sweater Cuffs

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Peter van den Nieuwenhof | permalink

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.

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Tip 5 - How to Properly Wash and Reshape Sweaters

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Carol Jin | permalink

Learn the best way to keep your sweaters looking great by hand-washing and reshaping each sweater.

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Tip 6 - How can I fix the overstretched waistband on my woolen sweater?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Karunia | permalink

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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Tip 7 - How to Fix stretched sweater cuffs with REAL SIMPLE

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Idris Dahod | permalink

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

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