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Trek 39

11/12/2022 at 11:48am
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Hi
when i wash my 85% Acrylic / 15% Wool and 100% cotton jumpers i always wash on the synthetic cycle and at 40c.
Then when finished i stretch the jumpers gently by the arms and then the body of the jumpers.

Then put on the maiden or washing line to dry.
But i have noticed some of the jumpers are a bit baggy.
Now i am certain it said to stretch the jumpers somewhere in the wash instructions.

What am i doing wrong?

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Some say to dry flat, I did one of mine yesterday so I put it on the shelf in the airing cupboard after gently shaping it. It looks OK, if it's baggy I can live with it.

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Maybe stretch vertically and not horizontally? The instructions often say 'pull to shape'.

Trek 39

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Hi
Thanks for the replies.
It would seem I have been stretching the jumpers correctly but maybe a little to much.
I will be a little more gentle from now on.
Thanks again

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Another vote for dry flat (after easing it into shape). The weight of the wet material working with gravity undoes your shaping work. And acrylic doesn’t need it: it doesn’t shrink like wool & stretching it might be making it baggy. I’d also say 40deg is too hot for wool, 30deg is better.
You can get a gadget which is a collapsible frame with a net that you lay the garment flat on. Alternatively, I fold them in half lengthwise & lie them lengthwise along a double radiator with the arms hanging down.

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I don’t stretch 100% cotton jumpers as cotton tends to sag a bit anyway. A synthetic and wool mix shouldn’t need too much reshaping but I find that 100% wool is the most likely to shrink and needs a lot of reshaping after a very gentle cool wash!

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Thanks I will try drying them on the maidens whilst they are collapsed so they are lay flat.
Thanks again

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