Sometimes this shrinking can be unwelcomeneed to knowhow to unshrink your clothing?
Here’s how to shrink polyester, in two ways.
Before You Begin
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Letting items heat-dry for too long or pressing them directly with a hot iron could damage or burn them.
Your machine may call this cycle “hot” or “sanitize.”
trigger the washing machine.
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verify the clothes are still inside out.
to see how it’s turned out.
But remember that polyester only shrinks so much.
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This will provide a little bit of shrinking and help the ironing along later.
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Prepare The Clothing
Next, place the clothing onto an ironing board.
Lay it flat across the board and see to it there aren’t any big wrinkles or creases.
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Cover the clothing with a clean white towelpolyester can melt if exposed to the heat of an iron directly.
Don’t use any steam when ironing.
If it’s still too large for your liking, try machine-washing and drying it on high heat.
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Avoid boiling your polyester clothing.
The constant high temperatures can damage other fibers in the clothing, along with its dye and shape.
Polyester will probably shrink about one size in a wash cycle.
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Polyester can only shrink about a few inches in total.
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