If your T-shirt is small or has shrunk after washing, there are several ways to increase the width, length, or size of the item. The choice of method depends on the type of fabric. Before stretching a shrunken item, washing or ironing clothing, be sure to read the label and follow the recommendations, otherwise you risk damaging and deforming the material.
In this article we will look at how to stretch a T-shirt a size larger at home. And we’ll find out what to do if clothes are small or shrink after washing.
How to stretch a cotton dress to length. How to stretch a wool dress
Wool is a capricious material that can easily shrink and become deformed due to hot water and temperature, high humidity and even prolonged storage folded. If a knitted or woolen dress shrinks, pour cool water into a basin and place the clothes there. Then remove the product and carefully wrap it in a large terry towel or sheet. Do not wring out woolen items under any circumstances!
Leave the wrapped dress for 15-20 minutes. And when the moisture is absorbed, hang the product on a hanger, straighten the fabric and leave until completely dry at room temperature, preferably in a room with good ventilation. Alternatively, you can soak a wool dress in cold or cool water using a spray bottle and put it on yourself, and then wear it until it dries.
Another way to stretch a woolen or knitted dress is a solution with ammonia, turpentine and vodka. Take three tablespoons of each component and add to five liters of water. Stir and dip the shrunken dress into the mixture.
Leave for ten minutes and then dry upright at room temperature. After this treatment, the wool becomes elastic and stretches well. You can give the material the desired shape.
You can also make a solution with baking soda. Add three to four tablespoons of soda to two liters of water, mix and immerse the affected item there. Leave for 4-6 hours and then wash as usual. Then rinse the product in a solution of two liters of water and ten tablespoons of tartaric acid or wine vinegar. Leave the product in the solution for two hours, then rinse in clean water and send to dry.
If you want to stretch a wool dress to length, hang the wet item on a mannequin or hanger, attach a small weight underneath and leave to dry completely. The fur will quickly stretch downwards. You can extend the sleeves in the same way. Wool must be washed and ironed, dried and stored very carefully and in compliance with certain requirements.
To prevent woolen items from shrinking or stretching, do not store them folded for a long time, but take them out and air the material at least once or twice a month. Wash material containing more than 50% wool only on a delicate cycle and at a cool temperature of up to 30 degrees using special detergents for wool fabric.
Dry clothes flat unless you want them to stretch out. Read more about how to care for woolen items here.
How to stretch lace.
How to stretch lace
How to stretch lace
Vologda, Irish, Bruges... lace is invariably captivating. When choosing lace and guipure dresses, women know very well how charming and elegant they look, decorated with their elegant patterns!
Sewing clothes from lace fabric with your own hands is not at all difficult if you know a few simple rules.
First, you need to decide what occasion the lace outfit is for. For example, lace over a satin base is a great choice for a wedding or evening dress.
However, even on weekdays, guipure blouses and skirts, as well as lace appliques, melodiously called “merezhivo” in Ukraine, will beautifully and organically complement the clothes of a business woman or denim items for a walk in the park.
Useful tips
In order not to bother yourself in the future with the question of how to stretch an item that has shrunk after washing, remember some simple rules:
- For clothes that are susceptible to shrinkage, wash only by hand or in a washing machine using a delicate cycle.
- If your washing machine is equipped with a drying function, it should be used with extreme caution. From such actions there is a very high probability that the product will decrease by a couple of sizes.
- Choose a detergent specifically designed for sweaters and dresses that are prone to shrinkage.
- The water temperature for washing clothes should not exceed 40 degrees.
- Washing and rinsing clothes should be done at the same temperature.
- You can prevent things from becoming deformed with vinegar. If possible, add it during washing at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 3 liters of water.
- If your dress has shrunk in size, remember the following: it should be dried exclusively in a horizontal position, periodically stretching it in length and width.
- Only woolen dresses and sweaters can be dried in a vertical position.
How to stretch a stretch dress to length. HOW TO EXTEND CLOTHES
1. This is probably one of the most common methods. He looks just great! Add a strip of fabric or lace along the bottom of the product. Color and material depend on your imagination.
2. This season's fashion trend is an insert made of transparent fabric. Place it on the hem of a skirt or light summer dress.
3. And this is an even more radical transformation of trousers. Openwork inserts are placed not at the bottom, but in the middle of the product. To enhance the effect, you can decorate your pockets and belt with lace. Personally, I really like this option.
For girls who love a sporty style of clothing, knitted cuffs will be an excellent option for changing the shape of trousers.
4. If we talk about blouses and jumpers, then there are a huge number of options. The most popular of them is adding lace inserts along the bottom of the product.
5. After looking at this photo, I immediately wanted the same summer T-shirt. To remake it, you need to make a contrasting fabric insert in the middle of the product.
As you can see, you don’t always need to throw away a tight blouse or a too short skirt, especially if it concerns your favorite clothes. Use these simple but resourceful tricks and stay on trend!
Many people have experienced that their dress has shrunk in size after washing. This can happen especially often with natural fabrics. The more natural threads in the material, the higher the risk of clothing shrinkage.
Don't despair, as you can try to return things to their previous appearance. But how to stretch a dress correctly so that it doesn’t get damaged? To do this, you must strictly adhere to some rules.
How to stretch knitted pants. How to stretch your pants
After washing, you may encounter the problem of things shrinking. Often, when washing, various pants - men's trousers, sports pants, jeans - became a size, or even two smaller. Is it possible to somehow improve the situation?
Instructions
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The very first thing to consider when washing is the composition of the fabric from which your pants are made. Be sure to read the label before putting them in the washing machine. After all, different fabric compositions require different temperature conditions.
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When washing men's trousers that contain more than 50% wool, be very careful. The water should be no more than 40 degrees and it is preferable to use a delicate wash cycle. If the pants do shrink, you can stretch them this way: turn them inside out and lay them on an ironing board. Dampen a linen napkin, lay it on top and iron the trousers through it, at the same time slightly stretching them. Continue until completely dry. Just keep in mind that you can stretch the trousers by a maximum of half a size in this way.
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Sweatpants containing natural thread can be stretched immediately after washing. Take the still damp trousers and evenly stretch them in length or width, depending on where they have shrunk. After this, carefully place it on a dry towel and let it dry. After drying, if the product has not stretched enough, sprinkle with water and stretch and dry again. Usually there are no problems with such pants - they stretch quite easily.
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If you need to stretch your jeans, then this procedure is quite troublesome. Try on your still wet pants and decide where they become narrower. If only in the belt, then pull it out. This will require significant effort; you can ask your husband to help you. Do the same with the length. If the pants have become shorter, take two people: one by the waistband, the other by the bottom and pull.
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If you need to stretch your jeans wider, use a proven method. Put on warm tights or sports tights, and try to pull on still wet trousers on top. It will take you some time and you will have to put in some effort. It may be easier to perform the process while lying down. After this, try to walk around the apartment for about ten minutes in this attire. Then take off and hang your pants to dry, only away from the radiator.
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In the future, try to wash your pants at lower temperatures, in accordance with the fabric care requirements.
Using a sewing machine
In situations where there is no result using the listed methods, it is worth moving on to drastic measures using sewing skills. This will help make skinny jeans look bigger and further decorate the pants.
Reducing allowances
The proposed method will help to increase the product only by a centimeter; the method is suitable when the jeans are too tightly woven, which does not allow them to be expanded using physical manipulation. Sewing kit is being prepared:
- steamer or sharp razor;
- scissors;
- a needle and thread, preferably specifically for denim material;
- a piece of soap;
- ruler;
- pins.
Pants that are turned inside out are ripped at the side seams. If the jeans are small in the hips, the seam opens up to knee level. The folded fabric is unrolled and the new stitch location is pinned. The line of stitches is carefully drawn, after which the trousers are sewn again.
Decorating with stripes
An effective way to increase a product by 2 sizes is to use a fabric insert on the sides of the pants. If you choose the right fabric for stripes, the product will sparkle with new colors and will delight you for a long time. Before the process, you should familiarize yourself with existing jeans models that use a similar decoration method to better understand the combination of different textures and color shades of fabrics. A cut for work will be required with a width of no more than 50 cm.
- The jeans are ripped at the side seams; it is better if the existing seam is completely removed. The work requires accuracy!
- The pants are put on and a piece of fabric attached to the inside is secured with pins.
- The jeans are removed and sewn together with running stitch.
- To be on the safe side, another fitting is recommended.
- Having folded the edges of the denim fabric, the design is sewn together on a sewing machine (the edges do not need to be folded if the design decision requires it, for example, the presence of fringe made from denim fibers).
In addition to regular fabric, fashionistas use a strip of lace, or sew the edges with colored thick threads with an indent. It all depends on imagination and skills. When you only need to enlarge the waist area, you can rip out the waistband and side seam, and sew thick fabric or elastic in the shape of a triangle. Such an insert will not be noticeable under a jacket.
Add length
You can also stretch your pants to length without resorting to stretching. It is enough to loosen the seam allowances along the bottom of the trouser leg, either using the stripe method with the addition of fringe or a piece of other fabric.
