2006-08-15 07:24:20 · 22 answers · asked by lisa W 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
After you've washed the shirt in the washing machine, place it on a hanger while it's still wet. Begin stretching it methodically around the edges. This will serve the dual purpose of smoothing out the wrinkles and stretching the fabric. Hang it somewhere to dry, give it a final pull on the edges all the way around, and see how stretched it is the next morning. Generally works for me.
2006-08-15 07:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can get a wash cloth and an iron and "wet press" the shirt; put the wash cloth in water and wring it out; then put it over the shirt and the iron on top of it. Alot of steam will come out and when you lift up the iron, stretch the material. I may not work; some fabrics once dried are shrunk forever. But it's worth a try.
2006-08-15 14:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the content of the fabric....if they are 100% cotton, give up......with spandex in them I have accidentally dried them before.....so I then wash again in machine and hang up wet on a good sturdy plastic hanger...........with lots of steam in the iron, I can usually stretch them out again. Also, don't forget that if you LOVE these shirts that you have shrunk, I just put a tank on underneath the shirt and let the shirt be small.......and not button at all!!!
2006-08-22 22:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had wondered the same thing.......my cousin let me in on the secret. This works well with cotton t shirts.
1. put on the shirt (it may be really snug, but just do it)
2. ask a friend to stand behind you, and hold firmly onto the shirt
3. RUN! (make a forward motion)
this will stretch your shirt. It has always worked for me :)
2006-08-15 15:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by hotwife022 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Rewash it in cold water, while it's still damp put it on and stretch it out til its comfortable for you, then hang it dry.
2006-08-21 13:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by CLM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try re -washing them and kind of stretch them back to shape and hang dry them.maybe that will work.
2006-08-18 15:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your out of luck with them hon, you should have read the lables on them before you washed & dried them they would have said what water temp to wash them in & if they could be put in the drier or not.
2006-08-23 00:14:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
pass the shirts to a friend. too small for you now.
2006-08-23 14:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by lanie1713 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't do anything about it now. Hang dry them in the future and iron when dry to get wrinkles out.
2006-08-15 14:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by makeitclap23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rewash them and hang them to dry. If they are 100% cotton, good luck.
2006-08-22 22:42:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋