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, ...

The key to unshrinking a sweater? Using items that relax fibers. “Materials like hair conditioner, baby shampoo, borax and white vinegar all work by relaxing the sweater’s fibers — which is what ...

Dear Mary: I saw you on television once, demonstrating how to unshrink a wool sweater. All I can remember is that it involved baby shampoo. — Linda, Illinois Dear Linda: Mix together 1 gallon of ...

2. In one basin – mix in baby shampoo (use your hand to mix) 3. Take sweater (folded) and let it sit on top of the water 4. Wait about 15 – until sweater is fully submerged 5. Remove sweater from the ...

Different fibres shrink in different ways; there is no single mechanism that fits all. While cellulose-based fabrics shrink as described above, wool is an animal-derived fibre made of keratin proteins ...

Dear Heloise: Can you tell me how to unshrink a sweater? My brother gave me a beautiful Norwegian sweater from one of his Navy trips. It was washed without my knowledge, and now it feels like I'm ...

I love it when I open my email to find a question that makes me go “Oh, boy. Do I know about that feeling! That’s exactly what happened to me. Been there, done that!” Today’s first great reader ...

Dear Heloise: Can you tell me how to unshrink a sweater? My brother gave me a beautiful Norwegian sweater from one of his Navy trips. It was washed without my knowledge, and now it feels like I'm ...