Shrunk your boyfriends jumper? Or your own favourite? Don’t worry, I’ve found a solution.
Remember this new beautiful top I got from Missoni? Worn for the first time in Monaco the other day…
YES, I did….
This morning I was running late to an appointment and without thinking I just shoved all the dirty laundry in the machine and slithered out the door feeling like a true domestic Goddess. When I got back I was aghast to see my new favourite turtleneck amongst the clothes, now barely 1/3 of its original size (shared a photo on Instagram straight away of course).
Not much of a domestic Goddess after all, miss C.
Yes, crop tops are trending but.. they’re just not for me, so I was pretty devastated to say the least. If anything, I could maybe sew a pillow out of it but I was just not ready to give up on it yet so I threw myself at the computer and frantically googled tips on how to save a shrunken wool garment.
Fortunately I found several tips on how to save it and came up with my own little version based on what I had in my cupboards. To be honest I had very little faith in it working so I didn’t take any photos during the rescue but it’s pretty straight forward anyway. Here goes:
- Soak the garment in tepid water and mix in some fabric softener or hair conditioner – anything that may soften the fibers will do. I used Phillip Kingsley conditioner.
- Leave the garment in the water for at least 30 minutes, start stretching it gently to expand the fibres and leave it to soak for another 30 minutes while occasionally stretching it gently.
- Gently squeeze out the excess water and step up the stretching. You want to stretch it like a real bad ass now!
- Roll some towels together to create the same size and shape as it originally had and stuff the jumper. The towels should absorb water as well.
- Bang it around and let the weight of the towels help stretch the fabric. I probably banged it around for a good 15 minutes, swapping sides now and then of course. You should start to see the fabric look more like it was by now.
- Pop a hanger inside and hang it to dry, still with the towels inside. Et voilà, that is how you save a shrunken wool garment :D
Have you ever shrunk anything?
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Fantastic!!!!!
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Thank you, it’s very helpful, I have had this kind of accident before ;-)
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Hi Celina, I saw the pictures on instagram, I have to say you found the solution pretty quickly! I am glad it’s ok now, I was worried because is a new item on your wardrobe and you seem so happy about it, also it’s so beautiful I felt so sad!
Have a great day Celina!
XoXo, Carolina
Good! I’m so glad you were able to salvage that beautiful sweater. Thanks for sharing your process.
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I have a gorgeous Missoni Top which hasn´t shrunk BUT is too small, may be I should try this ;)
Love your blog :)
xoxo
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Yes, definitely worth a try – let me know how it goes ;) x
Ohh, this is great! :) I’m glad you fixed it! Would be such a shame otherwise!
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That’s why I love this blog!!! Thank you soooo mush for your previous post and this one both.
The image of you banging that shirt around frantically actually has me in stitches! I’m delighted you managed to fix it though, domestic goddess after all!
Haha, thank you – I was hoping someone would say that ;) I should’ve made a video tutorial out of it, would be hilarious! x
Do you actually mean banging it against the walls out of frustration ;) that would be funny! :)
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Råtass!!!!
Men fantastisk at det fungerte. Så faktisk etter den toppen da du la ved link, men utsolgt. Så glad for at du reddet den. Har så fine farger.
Haha, jaa jeg er så fornøyd! Det var synd den ble utsolgt før du rakk å kjøpe den :/
For et utrolig nyttig tips – tusen takk for at du deler! Jeg skulle visst dette da jeg som 18-åring klarte å vaske og tørketromle min hittil dyreste fluffy turkise drøm av en angoragenser på 60 grader så den kom ut som en liten hardpakket babygenser – gjett om jeg gråt! Fantastisk at dette går an – tenker du var lettet :-)
Hi Celina, I am new to your blog and I really like it! I was just wondering what you where doing in life because you seem to travel a lot and I love the life style! :)
My dad shrunk a wool sweater of mine many years ago. I don’t know if I still have it, but if I do I’ll definitely try out your tips. Thanks!
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I didn’t know you could save a shrunken sweater. Your post really taught me something and I love to learn new things. Thanks for a beautiful site to check in on …
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The first time i went to usa a lost all my clothes, because in south america we dont use hot water to wash the clothes. So i had to buy all new. The opposit happend too when i tryed to wash american fabric with cold water…