Have you ever had a laid-back laundry day as normal as any, until your heart sinks as you fold your go-to merino wool sweater? You discover it’s a third of the size it was before the wash cycle. Or, ...
How do damp clothes dry at room temperature? Water molecules on the clothes are attracted to other water molecules and also to the molecules that make up the clothing. Each water molecule finds itself ...
SOS, you've shrunk your wear-all-winter-long knit sweater and turned your favourite oversized, slouchy cardigan into a cropped cardigan! Don't worry, we've all (unfortunately) been there before.
Doing laundry is one of those weekly tasks that seemingly never end. It's not hard, but this menial chore can turn into a disappointment in a flash when you realize that your best shirt has emerged ...
Soak the sweater in cool water with baby shampoo or fabric softener to relax the fibers for reshaping. Gently stretch and pin the sweater to its original shape on a board, then air dry away from heat.
It's one of life's cruel little ironies that the cheap clothes you buy can withstand even the most extreme washing conditions. But those lovely delicate little numbers you spent a bit of money on? It ...
Have you seen this genius TikTok trick for unshrinking clothes that have accidentally gone through the wash, only to emerge teeny tiny? The hack involves soaking shrunken clothes in a solution of warm ...
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Have you ever been annoyed when you take your clothes out of the washer or dryer only to find they have shrunk? A startup company called Unshrinkit aims to fix that problem. Like its name suggests, ...